"Nid","Year","Jurisdiction","Country","Multinational Grouping","Title","Policy Type","Sector","End Use","Technology","Learn more","Path","Agency","Body","Currency","Date promulgated","Expenditure amount","Expenditure period","Funding description","Funding status","Loan interest rate (if applicable)","Supersedes","Year ended"
"94033","2018","National","Brazil","","Financing Instruments for Energy Efficiency Cities in Brazil (FinBRAZEEC)","Economic instruments","Demand-side management end use services, Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Exterior lighting, Street lighting, Industry end-uses","http://www.caixa.gov.br/Downloads/sustentabilidade/FinBrazeec_Outline_ESSAfinal.pdf ","/policy/financing-instruments-energy-efficiency-cities-brazil-finbrazeec","","Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), with a loan from the World Bank, financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), its own (CEF) resources, private entities debt and equity designed this programme with support from the World Bank.
The objective of the programme is to unlock private financing for urban energy efficiency projects by reducing credit risk and enhancing the technical quality of Efficient Street Lightning (ESL) and Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE). Projects are funded through the Energy Efficiency Facility (FEE), managed by the national bank, Caixa Econômica Federal.
The fund has two components:
An Energy Efficiency Facility (syndication of 766MUSD sub-loans and guarantee fund of 225 million USD)
Technical assistance component to help increase CEF's capacity to implement the project (10 million USD investment).
","","","","2018","","","","",""
"93943","2018","National","Chile","","Mininum energy efficiency requirement for air conditioners","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1115032&buscar=consulta+p%C3%Bablica","/policy/mininum-energy-efficiency-requirement-air-conditioners","","The minimum energy efficiency requirement of air conditioner with cooling capacity less than 12 kW. • split type: 2018 EER 3.00, 2020 EER 3.20; • window/wall type: 2018 EER 2.80, 2020 EER 3.00.
","","14-02-2018","","","","","","",""
"93893","2018","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Energy Efficiency Law","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Utility obligations","Multi-sector","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/335818/","/policy/energy-efficiency-law","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund","The overall objective of the Law on energy efficiency is to provide regulation of activities aimed at reducing the energy intensity of the national economy and the negative impact of the energy sector on the environment. The scope of this law is to provide ground for energy efficiency improvements, including by establishing and supporting the institutional activity in development and implementation of programmes, plans, energy services and other energy consumption efficiency measures specified in law.
The provisions relate to the introduction of the concept of an energy efficiency obligation schemes; strengthening the exemplary role of public buildings; the development of obligatory energy audits in large companies from the national economy as tools for understanding the importance of rational energy consumption as well as the existing opportunities for rationalization; strengthening the role of local authorities in the implementation of energy efficiency policies, involving energy managers; promotion of energy efficiency in public procurement procedures; promotion of contracts for energy efficiency, etc.
This law applies to energy services providers through whom the energy efficiency improvement measures are being realised, energy distributors, DSOs, energy suppliers and consumers.
The Law on Energy Efficiency stipulates that the large enterprises of Moldova should be audited from energy prospective. For example, enterprises with more than 249 employees, income from sales of more than 50 million lei (app. 2.5 million euro) per year and a balance sheet of assets from 50 million lei (app. 2.5 million Euro) and higher will have to undergo energy audit or audit of energy systems. For them, this will be an obligatory procedure held every 4 years.
At the same time, it is proposed that a similar requirement - energy audit, should be required for energy-efficiency projects, which are financed from the state budget, local budgets or various projects’ funds. For small and medium-sized enterprises there will be no such requirement, but they should be informed of the benefits of energy efficiency and the possibility of receiving financial assistance and covering part of the costs for energy efficiency.
The law introduces energy efficiency obligation schemes for certain energy market players. At present, there are 62 enterprises which fall under the law provisions, among which: 25 importers of diesel and gasoline, 11 importers of liquefied gas, 2 electric distributors and 23 distributors of natural gas. These companies will transfer a certain amount to the Energy Efficiency Fund, which will take over the responsability of generating some energy savings under the EEOS instrument.
There is also an obligatory renovation share of the central authorities’ buildings. This provision applies only to buildings owned by the central authorities, which should be a model for the implementation of the law on energy efficiency in buildings. Annually, at least 1% of the surface of the buildings with an area of more than 500 square meters must be renewed.
Another important component of the project is the review of the institutional framework for implementing energy efficiency policies to strengthen the capacity of the competent authority. In particular, the Energy Efficiency Agency will be reorganized through a merger (absorbtion) with the Energy Efficiency Fund (the absorbed organization).
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"94032","2017","National","Brazil","","National Biofuels Policy","","Transport","","Transport end-uses","http://www.mme.gov.br/web/guest/secretarias/petroleo-gas-natural-e-combustiveis-renovaveis/programas/renovabio/principal","/policy/national-biofuels-policy","Ministry of Mines and Energy","In December, 2017, a new National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) was signed into law. The Policy aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the life cycle energy efficiency of biofuels, and promote the national biofuel industry. It calls for establishment of national carbon intensity targets, to be allocated among fuel distributers in proportion to their market share. Non-compliance can result in penalties between R$ 100 000 and R$ 50 000 000. The law further creates the framework for establishing decarbonisation credits (Crédito de Descarbonização – CBIO) for tracking and compliance with carbon emissions targets, as well as certificates reflecting the energy efficiency and carbon intensity of biofuels. ","","2017","","2018","","","","",""
"91560","2017","National","Canada","","Ontario Electric Vehicles Incentive Program","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Transport","","Transport technologies, Transport (engine), Hybrid","http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/vehicles/electric/electric-vehicle-incentive-program.shtml","/policy/ontario-electric-vehicles-incentive-program","Ontario Ministry of Transportation","The Electric Vehicle Incentive Program allows Ontario consumers to apply for a rebate ranging from $6,000 to $13,000 (plus an aditional $1,000 if the vehicle has 5 or more seats) towards the purchase of eligible battery electric vehicles. The value of the rebate is based on the vehicle's battery capacity. A rebate up to $3,000 is also offered for new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that retail between $75,000 and $150,000. Vehicles that retail for more than $150,000 are excluded.
The program is open to individuals, businesses, non-government organizations and municipalities.
","CAD","","","2017 to 2021","Funding of $140M-$160M from 2017-2021 has been identified in the province's 5-year Climate Change Action Plan.","","","",""
"93250","2017","National","China","","Energy Supply and Consumption Revolution Strategy (2016-2030)","Economic instruments","Industry","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.sdpc.gov.cn/gzdt/201704/t20170425_845304.html","/policy/energy-supply-and-consumption-revolution-strategy-2016-2030","National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) ","On 25 April 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) publicly released a strategic paper on “Energy Supply and Consumption Revolution Strategy (2016-2030)”, which sets out the main overall targets and strategies of Chinese energy sector for 2030. This document sets a pathway beyond the 13th Five Year Plan for energy (2016-2020).
The document was prepared by the Department of Basic Industries of NDRC.The document was finalized in December 2016.
•The document essentially recalls existing targets for 2020…:
Primary energy consumption should be controlled within 5 billion tonnes of coal equivalent (tce),
Non-fossil fuel in the energy mix should be higher than 15%,
Energy consumption per unit of GDP falls by 15% compared to 2015,
Carbon emission per unit of GDP decreases by 18% compared to 2015,
Energy self-sufficiency rate should be above 80%.
•…But also sets up new targets for 2030:
Primary energy consumption should be controlled within 6 billion tce,
Non-fossil fuel in the energy mix should be higher than 20%,
Natural gas should account for more than 15% of the mix,
Non-fossil power generation account for more than 50% of total power generation,
Ultra-low polluting coal-fired power plant shall represent more than 80% of the fleet,
In parallel, new energy demand should mostly be met by clean energy.
•The document also recalls China’s climate change commitments (INDCs) by 2030:
CO2 emission peak around 2030 or earlier,
Carbon emission per unit of GDP decreases by 60-65% compared with 2005.
Unit
2010
2015
2020
Growth rate(%)
Type
Air quality
Share of ‘good’ air quality days
%
76.7%
>80%
Mandatory
Decrease of PM 2.5 for cities which did not achieve targets
%
-18%
Mandotary
Decrease of serious air pollution days in main cities
days
25 days
Indicative
Air pollutants
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
%
-10%
Mandatory
SO2
%
-15%
Mandatory
NOX
%
-15%
Mandatory
•Energy governance
The document includes a section on international governance which highlights the need to:
Actively participate in the international organisations reform process
Actively take up international responsibilities
•Vision towards 2050
By 2050, primary energy consumption should be stable, with more than half coming from non-fossil energy.
By 2050, China shall also become an “important participant” of international energy governance.
The Table of Contents is as below:
1. Grasping energy development megatrend, thoroughly understanding the pressing need of energy revolution
2. Comprehensive realization of modernization, clarification of strategic targets of energy revolution
3. Promoting energy consumption revolution, achieve conservation and high efficiency
4. Promoting energy supply revolution, establish clean and low carbon new (energy) system
5. Promoting energy technology revolution, seize high ground of science and technology development
6. Promoting energy governance revolution, push forward modernization of governance framework
7. Strengthening comprehensive international cooperation, create a shared future of global energy
8. Improving general emergency preparedness capacity, have the initiative of energy security
9. Implementing key strategic actions, push forward breakthroughs in key fields
10. Effectively strengthen organizational management, ensure full realization of strategic targets
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"93928","2017","National","China","","GB 19577-2015: Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for water chillers","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","","/policy/gb-19577-2015-minimum-allowable-values-energy-efficiency-and-energy-efficiency-grades-water","General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China","Applies to electric water chiller with vapor compression cycle. air-cooled or evaporating cooled: • CC ≤ 50 , COP 2.50, IPLV 2.80; • CC ≤ 50 , COP 2.70, IPLV 2.90; water-cooled: • CC ≤ 528 , COP 4.20, IPLV 5.00; • 528 ","","10-12-2015","","","","","","",""
"79372","2017","National","Greece","","Energy Efficiency Obligation Program ","Economic instruments, Obligation schemes","","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-program","","To comply with Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, in January 2017, Greece implemented an energy efficiency obligation programme, which aims to provide 10% (332.7 ktoe) of the required energy savings by 2020. The programme requires energy suppliers to obtain savings in line with an annual target, which is identified based on the market share of the obligated entity.
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"94015","2017","National","India","","National Energy Policy ","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/new_initiatives/NEP-ID_27.06.2017.pdf","/policy/national-energy-policy-1","NITI Aayog","The National Energy Policy (NEP) aims to chart the way forward to meet the Government’s bold ambitions for India's energy sector developments. This includes providing access to electricity to all the Census villages by 2018, and for universal electrification to be achieved, with 24x7 electricity by 2022. The share of manufacturing in GDP is projected to go up to 25% from the present level of 16%, while the Ministry of Petroleum is targeting reduction of oil imports by 10% by 2022 compared to 2014-15 levels. India's NDCs target reduction of emissions intensity of 33%-35% by 2030 over 2005, through increasing renewable energy capacity to 175 GWby 2022, and increase the share of non-fossil fuel based capacity in the electricity mix to above 40% by 2030. Recognising that the responsibility for energy policy is spread across different Ministries that hold the primary responsibility of setting their own sectoral agenda, an overarching policy framework is required to achieve the goal of energy security and facilitate coordination between these sources. This is also expected to mainstream emerging energy technologies, and provide consumer energy choices. The NEP builds on the achievements of the earlier overarching policy framework – the Integrated Energy Policy (IEP), and sets the new agenda consistent with the redefined role of emerging developments in the energy world.
There are four key objectives to India's broad arching energy policy under the IEP:
1. Access at affordable prices;
2. Improved security and Independence;
3. Greater Sustainability; and
4. Economic Growth.
To achieve these four objectives, seven areas of intervention were identified, of which energy efficiency is one.
(i) Energy Consumption by businesses, households, transportation and agriculture
(ii) Energy Efficiency/de-carbonisation measures on the demand side
(iii) Production and distribution of coal
(iv) Electricity generation, transmission and distribution
(v) Augmenting supply of oil and gas, both by domestic E&P, and through
acquisition of overseas acreages
(vi) Refining and distribution of oil and gas.
(vii) Installation, generation and distribution of renewable energy","","","","2018","","","","Integrated Energy Policy",""
"93999","2017","National","India","","Venture Capital Fund for Energy Efficiency (VCFEE)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Equity finance/ risk sharing facilities","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential, Industry, SMEs","","","https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/VCFEE_0.PDF","/policy/venture-capital-fund-energy-efficiency-vcfee","Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Ministry of Power","The Venture Capital Fund for Energy Efficiency (VCFEE), established by the BEE, is one of the financial instruments under the Framework for Energy Efficient Economic Development of National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). The VCFEE provides risk capital support to EE investments in new technologies, goods and services. The Government of India has approved about INR 2.1 bn for the VCFEE. The fund, led by the VCFEE fund manager, aims to create significant volumes in EE deal flow through advertising and soliciting opportunities in the energy efficiency sector. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and companies that plan to undertake EE projects through energy performance contracting are targeted as key potential beneficiaries of the VCFEE. The fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India under its Alternative Investment Funds Regulation (2012). In its first phase, the VCFEE will focus the allocation of its equity capital to energy efficiency projects in Government buildings and Municipalities.
The fund will invest in the form of equity.
A single investment by the fund shall not exceed INR 20 million.
The fund shall provide last mile equity support to specific energy efficiency projects, limited to a maximum of 15% of total equity required via Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) or INR 20 million, whichever is less.
The duration of the fund will be 10 years from the date of commencement.
(Source: BEE)
","INR","2015","","","2.1 bn","","","",""
"94007","2017","National","India","","Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/BEE_ECBC%202017.pdf","/policy/energy-conservation-building-code-ecbc-2017","Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power","The ECBC has been revised in 2017 to reflect the developments of technology maturity and to set higher benchmarks for building energy efficiency. Furthermore, the following parameters were included in addition to the components from the 2007 ECBC (building envelope, HVAC, water heating, lighting):
• Renewable energy integration;
• Ease of compliance;
• Passive building design strategies; and
• Flexibility for designers.
","","2017","","2018","","","","Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)",""
"94008","2017","National","Indonesia","","General Plan for National Energy (RUEN) (Presidential Regulation No.22 Year 2017)","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/general-plan-national-energy-ruen-presidential-regulation-no22-year-2017","","General Plan for National Energy (RUEN) is a government policy on energy management plan which constitutes application and implementation of energy policy across sectors to achieve the targets of National Energy Policy (KEN)
RUEN serves as a reference document for the development of:
National and local government planning documents
General Plan of National Electricity (RUKN) and Electricity and Supply Business Plan (RUPTL)
National state budget (APBN) and local state budget (APBD)
The RUEN mandates a reduction in energy intensity by 1 percent annually during the periode of 2015-2025 and reductions in the final energy consumption by 17% and 39% by 2025 and 2050 respectively. The RUEN presents two scenarios,: the Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario and RUEN scenario
","","13 March 2017","","","","","","",""
"93982","2017","National","Ireland","","Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy","Strategic planning","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses","https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/energy/topics/Energy-Efficiency/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-(neeap)/Pages/Public-Sector-Energy-Efficiency-Strategy.aspx","/policy/public-sector-energy-efficiency-strategy","The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment","In 2009, when Government first set the national energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020, it decided that the public sector should provide leadership on energy efficiency for the whole of our economy and society. This is why the public service was assigned a more challenging target of 33% energy efficiency improvement. The policy context for this is outlined in Chapter 2 of the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy.
The Strategy sets out a clear policy direction for public sector action on climate action through energy efficiency and sustainable energy management whilst contributing to public sector reform.
Outlined in the Strategy are new actions to complement the existing suite of support and regulatory measures for public sector energy efficiency already in place since 2009. The Strategy identifies where most potential exists for further energy efficiency gains across the public sector in areas such as the built environment, public lighting, transport and water services (Chapter 3). It also outlines the technical guidance, financial supports and governance structures which will assist public sector bodies to further understand their energy use, identify cost effective energy efficiency projects and develop robust project business cases to allow the establishment of a strong project pipeline and coordinated government decision making on investment. To assist public bodies and provide oversight of the implementation of the Strategy, a Steering Group will be established chaired by DCCAE and consisting of officials from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government (DHPCLG), Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport (DTTAS), the OPW, the SEAI and the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).
The Strategy recognises that simply identifying actions is not enough. Taking action requires leadership and accountability from senior managers akin to what is already required in areas such as performance management and governance. That is the rationale for the establishment of a new Governance structure (Chapter 4).
While each public body must take responsibility for managing its own energy, its parent Department will have an oversight and leadership role for ensuring that the bodies under their aegis, i.e. their ‘group’, engage in structured energy management. This will have a number of advantages:
Creating accountability, as Departments will have to report to government annually;
Forming a coherent view of energy saving potential across all 350 public bodies;
Allowing more flexibility in strategic decisions to be made on where best to concentrate effort within a Department’s ‘group’ – not all bodies will be able to make 33% energy savings, but some will be able to do better than 33%.
As part of the governance structure, each public sector body is required to designate a senior manager (anticipated to be Assistant Secretary level in Government departments) with decision making powers on finance, personnel and facilities, as Energy Performance Officers (EPO’s). Each body’s EPO will be responsible for providing leadership on structured energy management in their respective organisation. In addition, EPO’s in government departments will provide oversight of progress by the bodies in their ‘group’, and report to Government on strategic challenges faced, and progress made.
","","","","2018","","","","",""
"93984","2017","National","Ireland","","Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses","https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-grants/deep-retrofit-programme/","/policy/deep-retrofit-pilot-programme","The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment","The Deep Retrofit Pilot Programme is investigating how to create a scalable offering for the deep retrofit of Ireland’s housing stock to an A3 Building Energy Rating (BER), while building consumer demand and contractor capacity for deep retrofit. Under the scheme Government is funding up to 50% of the total capital and project management costs for homes that achieve an A3 Building Energy Rating post retrofit. This will inform a model that can make deep retrofit available to individual homeowners on a larger scale post 2020, and critically will help Ireland move away from fossil fuels to clean renewable heating systems, such as solar and heat pumps. The National Mitigation Plan commits a total of €21.2m between 2017 and 2019 to the pilot scheme. To maximise learnings from the pilot applications must consist of 5 or more homes, and applications are currently being handled through community groups, local authorities, energy agencies and other organisations with the capacity and ability to deliver project completion.
","EUR","","21200000","2017 to 2019","€21.2m","Budget allocated","","","2019"
"94017","2017","National","Ireland","","SME Smart Lighting Pilot Scheme","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Industry, SMEs","","Building end-uses, Lighting","https://www.seai.ie/grants/business-grants/lighting-support-scheme/","/policy/sme-smart-lighting-pilot-scheme","","The SME Smart Lighting Pilot Scheme, launched in 2017, provides funding for SME’s to adopt new efficient lighting technologies, reducing their lighting bills and benefiting from improved lighting conditions. The scheme is open to all SME’s. In 2017, 60 businesses benefited from the financial support. With the new lighting technology, the businesses generated cost savings of €540,000. Building on the learnings from the 2017 pilot scheme, a new updated scheme is now open, where up to €3million in funding from DCCAE is being made available.
","","","","2018","In 2017 €580,000 was allocated to the pilot scheme. In 2018 €3 million has been allocated to the scheme.","Partially spent","","",""
"94018","2017","National","Ireland","","Dairy Farm Grant","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Agriculture and Fisheries","","Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment","https://www.seai.ie/grants/business-grants/dairy-farm-grant/","/policy/dairy-farm-grant","Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment","The Dairy Farm Grant was launched as a pilot scheme in 2017, and supports the installation of variable speed drive technology in milking parlours, as well as Vacuum Pumps, and smart meters. These technologies can reduce energy consumption considerably on a farm and the scheme offers grant support of 50% of the total cost of the technology. 47 farms benefitted from Dairy Pilot scheme in 2017, and the scheme was launched for a second successive year in June 2018.
","","","","2018","The scheme was allocated €188,000 in 2017 and €400,000 in 2018","","","",""
"92708","2017","National","Ireland","","National Energy Efficiency Plan Number 4 (2017-2020)","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","https://www.dccae.gov.ie/documents/NEEAP%204.pdf","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-plan-number-4-2017-2020","Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment","Ireland submits national energy efficiency action plans every four years to the European Commission in accordance with the 2006 EU energy end-use efficiency and energy services directive.
This latest NEEAP updates the Third NEEAP (2014). It includes a range of new measures including:
The Warmth and Wellbeing scheme: A pilot initiative being delivered under the Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty and the Healthy Ireland Framework. The objective of the pilot is to validate, in an Irish context, the international evidence that suggests making homes warmer and more energy efficient can have a positive effect on the health and wellbeing of people in energy poverty who are also living with a chronic respiratory condition such as COPD & Asthma
Deep Retrofit Pilot: This will operate from 2017 to establish how best to support deeper levels of renovation in the residential sector. While it will in itself deliver energy efficiency gains its main purpose will be to gain practical experience and insights on how best to encourage and support deeper residential energy efficiency offerings post 2020.
Energy Audits for Large Energy Users: Introduced in Ireland in 2015 in support of the objectives of Article 8 of the Directive.
Behvaioural Economics Unit: This dedicated new unit will be established in SEAI in 2017. Its objective is to better understand the behaviors and motivations of key decision makers when deciding on choices with energy efficiency potential and how those decisions might be more effectively influenced in favour of more energy efficiency outcomes.
Technical Bureau: A new unit is being established in SEAI to complement the range of programmes currently delivered by the organisation. This unit will have a particular focus on technical barriers, supports and solutions. The objective it so to catalyse greater and accelerated energy efficiency activity across targeted sectors. Two key pilots are being undertaken in 2017: Schools Sector and Central Government Buildings.
Energy Standards and Design (EXEED): The EXEED Certified Program was launched by SEAI during 2016. This provides a project-based standard for Energy Efficient Design Management in design of new investments. The objective is to minimise lifecycle energy consumption where energy performance is locked-in during this design timeframe.
DS3 System Services: The “Delivering a Secure Sustainable Electricity System (DS3)” programme aims to meet the challenge of operating the power system with up to 75% of instantaneous demand being met from windfarms by 2020. A key element of the programme, DS3 System Services, went live in 2016.
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"93397","2017","National","Mexico","","Second Regulation of the Energy Transition Law (Reglamento de la Ley de Transición Energética)","Information and education, Voluntary reporting, Voluntary approaches, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector)","Industry, Energy intensive industries, Cross-industry","","","http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5481526&fecha=04/05/2017","/policy/second-regulation-energy-transition-law-reglamento-de-la-ley-de-transici%C3%B3n-energ%C3%A9tica","Ministry of Energy (SENER)","The secondary regulation of the Energy Transition Law (Reglamento de la Ley de Transición Energética) is the final legal instrument to complete the energy reform in terms of energy transition. The secondary regulation was published on May 04th, 2017 and specified in more detail those obligations that are stated in the Energy Transition Law.
High Energy Consumers:
This legal instrument defined as a high energy consumer (UPAC) all the companies or individuals with electricity consumption exceeding 45 GWh per year or those that fuel consumption is above 10,000 boe (barrels of oil equivalent). However, Conuee should publish the official parameters required from UPACs as this information has to be submitted on annual basis to the SITE by the end of November 2017.
Effectiveness Evaluations:
Another relevant regulation with regards to energy efficiency standards is the regulation that sets the development of standard effectiveness studies every 3-years in addition to the five-year review established in the Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization (LFMN). This evaluation would include the effectiveness of programmes related to the dissemination of information and energy efficiency labelling. Based on the conclusions of these studies, CONUEE should make the necessary modifications to improve its effectiveness and impact among consumers.
Likewise, SENER will perform evaluation studies every year for each planning instrument under Energy Transition Law with the support of the National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energies (INEEL). The studies will be quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation. The results will be used to identify possible barriers to the goal’s fulfilment and possible improvements, as well as incorporate additional policies, programmes, actions or projects.
Energy Efficiency Excellence Award:
The secondary regulation of the Energy Transition Law indicates that Sener with technical assistance from Conuee will publish the criteria and standards of qualification for granting the award or recognition of energy efficiency excellence of products, equipment and buildings. In addition, it describes that anyone interested in the recognition ought to accredit the sustainable and efficient use of energy of their product, equipment or building that want to certify. By the moment, it is not clear who will do those accreditations.
Voluntary Agreements:
The secondary regulation of the Energy Transition Law indicates that Sener with technical assistance from Conuee will publish the criteria and standards of qualification for granting the award or recognition of energy efficiency excellence of products, equipment and buildings. In addition, it describes that anyone interested in the recognition ought to accredit the sustainable and efficient use of energy of their product, equipment or building that want to certify. By the moment, it is not clear who will do those accreditations.
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"94030","2017","National","Mexico","","Roadmap for Building Energy Codes and Standards for Mexico","Strategic planning","","","Building end-uses","https://www.gob.mx/sener/documentos/hoja-de-ruta-para-el-codigo-y-normas-de-eficiencia-energetica-para-edificaciones-en-mexico?idiom=es","/policy/roadmap-building-energy-codes-and-standards-mexico","Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía - SENER) and the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía - CONUEE)","The Ministry of Energy (SENER) and the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) with the support from the International Energy Agency (IEA) developed a Roadmap for Building Energy Codes and Standards for Mexico.
Based on the transition scenario set in the Transition Strategy to Promote the use of Cleaner Technologies and Fuels, electricity consumption is expected to decrease by 53.4% in the residential building sector and by 78.7% in the commercial building sector by 2050. To achieve these targets, an ambitious effort is needed from all stakeholders. This is particularly relevant as Mexico’s housing stock is projected to rise by 50% from 2005 to 2030 with an additional 53 million people expected to be living in urban areas by 2050.
The aspirational goals for the roadmap are:
• 2020. Mexico develops an advanced stretch code that offers additional energy savings to jurisdictions or builders that choose to adopt the standards.
• 2030. All states and capital cities adopt and effectively enforce a building energy code.
• 2050. Net zero emission buildings (NZEB) are commonly built across Mexico.
The roadmap sets both realistic and aspirational goals to mainstream the construction of net-zero emission buildings by 2050 and empower the building sector to contribute to the low carbon energy transition in Mexico. The roadmap proposes additional targets and actions for the following four main areas:
1. Capacity Building and Communication
2. Code and Standard Development
3. Adoption and Enforcement
4. Review and Update
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"94039","2017","National","Mexico","","Excellence in Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Excelencia en Eficiencia Energética en Edificios - Programa E4)","Voluntary approaches","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://www.gob.mx/inecc/prensa/premia-a-edificios-privados-el-programa-excelencia-en-eficiencia-energetica-en-edificios-e4?idiom=es","/policy/excellence-energy-efficiency-buildings-excelencia-en-eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-en-edificios","National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE)","In 2017, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE), the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) and the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) developed the pilot project: Excelencia en Eficiencia Energética en Edificios (E4).
The Energy Transition Law (LTE) established the recognition of excellence in energy efficiency as a voluntary process of certification and recognition to identify and promote products, equipment and buildings to make a sustainable and efficient use of energy.
The main objective of this initiative is to evaluate the energy efficiency performance in private buildings and bank branches and to recognize all those through a label, which will serve as a catalyst in the real estate market, to reduce operating costs and carbon footprint.
In other words, the E4 Programme of the voluntary labelling of products and buildings that comply with the highest standards of energy efficiency.
Based on the Energy Star methodology, INECC and CONUEE, with the support of GIZ, developed the algorithms to qualify the energy performance of private buildings for office use, which use an energy comparison technique for properties of the same type in similar climatic conditions and assigned a rating of 0 to 100 points. Buildings graded with 90-100 points receive the excellence label.
In March 2018, CONUEE awarded the first E4 buildings located in the cities of Mexico, Puebla, Morelia and Tijuana, and correspond to the real estate companies Cushman Wakefield, JLL and Colliers, as well as the banking groups HSBC and Banorte Financial Group.
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"94040","2017","National","Mexico","","Voluntary Agreement Programme ","Voluntary approaches, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector)","","","Industry end-uses","https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/252584/AV_Especificaciones_Diagnosticos_CONUEE.pdf","/policy/voluntary-agreement-programme","National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE)","In 2017, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) launched a programme of Voluntary Agreements (Acuerdos Voluntarios, AVs) mandated by the Energy Transition Law (LTE). Under the AVs energy-intensive industries commit to perform energy audits, encourage the adoption of Energy Management Systems, and set a plan to reduce their consumption based on an energy intensity reduction goal.
The energy intensity reduction goal should be agreed upon with CONUEE, based on the average energy intensity of the relevant subsector, and must be updated every three years. SENER will recognise and broadcast the achievements made by the participants of the VA programme. Additionally, every two years, CONUEE will perform an evaluation of the programme.
In December 2017, CONUEE signed the first Voluntary Agreement on Energy Efficiency with Nestlé México (a large food and beverage company). The company plans to invest more than MXN 70 million toward efforts to reduce energy consumption by 13% at its Nescafé factory in Toluca.
CONUEE has established the specifications for performing energy audits to assess the energy efficiency potential in each facility. The signing of the voluntary agreements is supported by learning networks and technical assistance, and in turn supports the National Programme for Energy Management (PRONASGEN).
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"93910","2017","National","Spain","","Aid Program for the energy renovation of General State Administration buildings and infrastructures (FEDER -POCS 2014-2020)","Economic instruments","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Building systems, Lighting","http://www.idae.es/ayudas-y-financiacion/para-la-renovacion-energetica-de-edificios-e-infraestructuras-existentes-de-la","/policy/aid-program-energy-renovation-general-state-administration-buildings-and-infrastructures","Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), MINETAD (Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda)","The General State Administration, through the Directorate-General of European Funds of the Ministry of the Tax Administration and Civil Service, has drafted the Sustainable Growth OP 2014-2020 (POCS), which has been approved by the implementing commission decision C(2015) 5220 of July 22, 2015. The POCS has allotted approximately € 2100M of FEDER assistance, 38.2% of the Program, to the axis Low Carbon Economy. This sum is intended to be managed by the Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving (IDAE) as an intermediary organism for the actions in this axis. Moreover, the POCS establishes that part of the provision for this axis shall be allotted to projects that allow for the transition to a low-carbon economy in the field of the General State Administration, and the IDAE shall be charged with selecting the projects and assigning the appropriate assistance in this field. In line with the above, a call for aids geared towards the execution of energy-related renovations in buildings and infrastructure of the General Administration was approved. Those entities that benefit from the program may be the different departments of the General State Administration, its organisms and dependent or related public bodies whenever they do not carry out any commercial or mercantile activities and they are the owners or operators of the buildings or infrastructure for which the assistance is requested to carry out energy renovations. The actions must fall within one of the following categories: Complete building energy renovations; Partial building renovations; actions to improve the energy efficiency of infrastructure other than buildings; actions to improve the energy efficiency of indoor lighting facilities.
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"79377","2017","National","Switzerland","","Energy Strategy 2050","Strategic planning, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Vehicle fuel-economy and emissions standards, Vehicle regulations, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Funds to sub-national governments, Market-based instruments, Auctions, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Commercial vehicles, Passenger vehicles","http://www.bfe.admin.ch/energiestrategie2050/06447/06457/index.html?lang=en","/policy/energy-strategy-2050-0","Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE","On 4 September 2013 the Federal Council submitted to Parliament the first set of measures in the Energy Strategy 2050. The Council wishes to significantly develop the existing potential for energy efficiency and exploit the potential of hydro power and the new renewable energies (sun, wind, geothermal, biomass). The set of measures entail a total revision of the Energy Law as well as changes in various other Federal laws. Parliament approved the law proposal on 30 September 2016, Swiss voters followed suit on 21 May 2017.
The first set of measures in Energy Strategy 2050 aims at increasing energy efficiency and promoting the development of renewable energies. Most of the measures planned by the Federal Council require enacting changes to the law in Parliament. In the course of the consultations on this subject Parliament has rejected certain of these measures, which will, therefore, no longer be mentioned below. However, other measures have been introduced by Parliament.
Building Programme
Additional funding will be added to the Building Programme, which started in 2010. The programme subsidises the cost of the energy-saving building renovations and is partially financed by revenues from the CO2 levy on fuels.
Tax incentives for building renovation
With the implementation of new Energy Act, it will be possible to deduct the costs of demolition to make way for a new building. Together with the costs of energy-related improvements, demolition costs can be deducted also in the next two tax periods if it is not possible to fully offset the expenditure in the year in which it was carried out.
Emissions specification for vehicles
The Energy Strategy 2050 provides for a tightening up of the current emissions specifications for vehicles. As a consequence, the accepted limit for CO2/km emissions for all new passenger vehicles on the road will be reduced to an average of 95 g CO2/km by the end of 2020. New specifications will also be extended to delivery vehicles and light articulated trucks, which will be limited to an average of 147 g CO2/km by the end of 2020. Both measures have been taken in accordance with EU law.
Competitive tenders
Programmes and projects which contribute towards more economical energy consumption in industry, the services sector and households are supported by competitive tenders. The promotional subsidies are awarded by auction. In this way projects and programmes with the best cost-benefit ratio get a chance to participate. The financing is covered by the network supplement that electricity consumers pay to promote renewable energies and energy efficiency. These promotional subsidies for competitive tenders are available until the year 2030 at the latest.
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"93854","2017","National","Ukraine","","Heat Production from RES Incentives","Economic instruments","Utilities","","Other","http://saee.gov.ua/uk/news/1637","/policy/heat-production-res-incentives","State Agency on Energy Efficiency Ukraine","Adopted amendments guarantee the heat producers from RES the 90% of approved heat tariff for correspondent consumer group (HH, public organizations or commercial consumers) for heat producers from natural gas. If there is no approved tariff for heat from gas (e.g. small producers not regulated by NKREKP) the heat tariffs from RES are determined as 90% of average country heat tariff.","","","","","","","","",""
"93896","2017","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Excise Tax Reduction for Hybrid Cars","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Differentiated tax rates","Transport, Road transport","","Transport end-uses, Road transport, Commercial vehicles, Medium trucks, Heavy trucks, Transport technologies, Transport (engine), Hybrid","http://www.fisc.md/Upload/LinkedPDF/Tax%20Code.pdf","/policy/excise-tax-reduction-hybrid-cars","","Excise duties are set depending on the engine type, the cylindrical capacity, and the year of its manufacture. Starting with 1 January 2017 the cars grading into 7 categories: 0-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years and 10 years. For hybrid cars, the excise rate was reduced by 50%. For vehicles with the truck status, 20% VAT is applied on import.
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"92066","2016","National","Austria","","Green book for an integrated energy- and climate strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.konsultation-energie-klima.at/assets/Uploads/Grunbuch-integrierte-Energiestrategie.pdf ","/policy/green-book-integrated-energy-and-climate-strategy","","The publication of the Green book in June 2016 has started the discussion for an integrated energy- and climate strategy. The green book analyses the current situation and compares existing scenarios. A set of questions kick starts the public debate, which includes target setting for 2030 and visioning till 2050.
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"92253","2016","City/Municipal","Belgium","","Air, Climat, Energy Plan","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/air-climat-energy-plan","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussesl Capital Region Ministry of Environment)","The plan is dedicated to help Brussels to achieve its 30% reduction (40%/capita) of CO2 emissions between 1990 and 2025. It reduces Brussels Region objectives to 10 years and measures for 5 years regarding energy, including renewable energy, climate change mitigation and adaptation and air quality.
The plan defines 144 actions into 64 measures which are declined into 10 axes : building, transportation, renewable energy, economy, global city planning, consumption, social dimension, climate change adaptation, air surveillance and international mechanisms.
The Brussels air-climate-energy plan should be definitely adopted by the Government for the last reading by the end of June 2016.
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"92771","2016","National","Belgium","","Regional Circular Economy Programme (RCEP)","Information and education, Information provision, Advice/aid in implementation","Multi-sector","","","http://document.environnement.brussels/opac_css/elecfile/PROG_160308_PREC_DEF_FR","/policy/regional-circular-economy-programme-rcep","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussels Capital Region Ministry of Environment), Impulse, Innoviris and Brussels Cleanliness Agency","To tackle the challenge of local employment and the Brussels economy, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region hase developped a 2025 strategy with 18 objectives.
In this framework, the Government has adopted on the 10th of March 2016 its Regional Circular Economy Programme (RCEP), with an anual budget of 12,8 millions €.
The aim is to replace the current linear economic model (extract – produce – consume - throw away) by a circular economy (recover – produce – consume - reuse).
The RCEP includes 106 s measures in 4 fields ( transversal, sectorial and territorial measures + governance) aiming at :
• Transform environmental objectives into economic opportunities • Relocate the economy in Brussels: produce locally when possible, reduce travels, optimize land use and create added value for the Brussels citizens• Contribute to job creation.
This program is co-piloted by 4 administrations/entities : Brussels Environment, Impulse, Innoviris and “Agence Bruxelles Propreté”.
Circular economy is an economic model in which resources are used in loop to be preserved. In this model, waste no longer exists but rather becomes raw materials and natural resources in accordance with the virtuous circle principle. This avoids not only to waste resources but also to consume lots of energy to create new products. Reuse, repair, recycling, collaborative and sharing economy, eco-design, short circuits and closing the loop, resilience. These are some of the key words and concepts of this new circular economy.
Circular economy is a low-carbon model that generates local jobs and added value for the Brussels citizens, preserving at the same time their environment and quality of life.
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"79375","2016","National","Brazil","","P+B Plan (Plano Brasil Mais Produtivo) ","Information and education, Information provision, Advice/aid in implementation, Research, development and deployment, Demonstration","Industry","","","","/policy/pb-plan-plano-brasil-mais-produtivo","","Launched in April 2016, Brazil’s federal flagship industrial development Plan (P+B) is led by the Ministry of Development, Industries and Commerce (MDIC), and focuses on enhancing the productiveness of industrial small and medium enterprises (SMEs). By the end of 2017, the programme had met its goal of serving three thousand companies. In 2018 and 2019, the programme plans to serve 600 additional companies, 300 each year.[1] In 2017, MDIC announced a new phase of the programme, focusing specifically on enhancing energy efficiency in production, digitalisation and connectivity. The two fronts work in parallel, with MDIC dedicating different sets of budget to run pilot programmes and full-scale implementation through different delivery partners. MDIC allocated R$ 1 million over 2016 and 2017 to test a methodology of specialist advice and support delivered by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE) to a pilot group of 48 SMEs. From mid-2017, MDIC intends to scale-up the support to 400 SMEs, at the cost of R$ 8 million to be shared between the Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) and the PROCEL programme. On the technology front, the pilot phase focused on the digital enhancement of SME processes and was delivered by the National Confederation of Industry’s (CNI) technical delivery arm – the National Service of Industrial Training (SENAI) – at a cost of R$ 2 million between 2016 and 2017 (MDIC, 2017). From January 2018, this front is scaling up to include 30 new companies with an anticipated budget of R$ 150 thousand per participant.[2]
[1] http://www.brasilmaisprodutivo.gov.br/home.aspx#section3
[2] http://www.mdic.gov.br/noticias/2449-nova-etapa-do-brasil-mais-produtivo...
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"91465","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Space Heating Programs (Union Gas)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","https://www.uniongas.com/business/save-money-and-energy/space-heating-programs","/policy/ontario-space-heating-programs-union-gas","Union Gas","","","","","","","","","",""
"93149","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskPower_Industrial Energy Optimization Program
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Auditing, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/business-programs-and-offers/industrial-energy-optimization-program/ ","/policy/saskpowerindustrial-energy-optimization-program","SaskPower","SaskPower’s Industrial Energy Optimization Program is a flexible program designed to engage large industrial customers in energy conservation and efficiency. The program includes support for customized technical assistance, financial incentives and support for energy management and capital projects.
This program is designed to position energy efficiency as a strategic issue with industrial customers, encouraging engagement at all levels of an organization and provides a comprehensive and structured path to implements improvements.
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"92236","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Water Heating Programs (Union Gas)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Cooking, Clothes washing, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment","https://www.uniongas.com/business/save-money-and-energy/water-heating-programs","/policy/ontario-water-heating-programs-union-gas","Union Gas","This Program offers financial incentives to commercial facilities looking to purchase the following energy efficient equipment: condensing boilers, condensing gas water heater, energy star dishwasher and ozone laundry.
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"92051","2016","City/Municipal","Canada","","Toronto Capacity Buy Back Program","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Other, Industry end-uses","http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=390907ceb6f8e310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=ff3cd4818444f310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfm","/policy/toronto-capacity-buy-back-program","City of Toronto","This Program encourages and rewards commercial and institutional organizations that reduce water use. By implementing permanent process or equipment changes that save water, commercial and institutional organizations could be eligible for a cash rebate of up to 30 cents per litre of water saved per average day. Replacing older, high-water-use equipment or fixtures with new water-efficient equipment can help organizations save money. In addition to the cash rebate and long-term water savings, participation in the program has many other benefits, including saving energy.
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"93675","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Manitoba Power Smart Shops","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Cooking, Clothes washing, Industry end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_business/shop/index.shtml","/policy/manitoba-power-smart-shops","Manitoba Hydro","Power Smart Shops helps small, independent businesses reduce their energy and water consumption to save money and energy. If you own a restaurant, grocery store, retail store, convenience or service shop, small office or other small business, you may qualify for: free onsite installations of: •low-flow bathroom and kitchen faucet aerator(s); •LED screw-in lamps to replace 40W and 60W incandescent lamps; •low-flow pre-rinse spray valves.•a free lighting assessment that will identify opportunities to save energy;
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"93136","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskPower_Compressed Air System Program
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/business-programs-and-offers/compressed-air-system-program/","/policy/saskpowercompressed-air-system-program","SaskPower","This Program provides a facility with financial incentives to cover costs associated with doing a study on its current compressed air system. Non-residential electricity customers who are undergoing a compressed air system audit and retrofit or expansion project and have a compressed air system between 25-650 horsepower are eligible to participate. Additional incentives may also be offered if the facility implements recommendations from the study.
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"92191","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Energy Star Certified Products Promotion (Hydro Quebec)","","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/energy-wise/","/policy/quebec-energy-star-certified-products-promotion-hydro-quebec","Hydro Quebec","This umbrella program is aimed at raising awareness among residential clients about all the energy-saving equipment available. It focuses on commercial efforts and financial support for certain equipment. Working in conjunction with manufacturers and retailers, Hydro-Québec Distribution promotes the following measures: electronic thermostats, three-element water heaters, timers for swimming pool filters and solar pool covers, energy efficient lighting products and ENERGY STAR® televisions and household appliances
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"91636","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Manitoba Hydro Power Smart EnerTrend
","Information and education","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_business/large_business_solutions/products/enertrend.shtml","/policy/manitoba-hydro-power-smart-enertrend","Manitoba Hydro","EnerTrend is an industry-leading, web-based energy profiling tool developed by Manitoba Hydro specifically for large industrial and commercial operations. It allows businesses to be proactive in controlling energy consumption, thus reducing costs. The energy profiles generated by EnerTrend illustrate how and when energy is being used - the important information needed to manage consumption, reduce peak demand and lower costs.
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"92039","2016","National","Canada","","Ontario Watt Reader Loan Program (PowerStream)","Voluntary approaches, Public voluntary programmes","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Appliances, Refrigeration","http://www.powerstream.ca/app/pages/CON_WATTREAD.jsp","/policy/ontario-watt-reader-loan-program-powerstream","PowerStream","PowerStream, working in conjunction with the public libraries in Aurora, Barrie, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan offers appliance energy meters that measure how much energy appliances use. Homeowners can borrow the meters, free of charge, from any public library. The meter monitors how much energy the appliances in a home use over a period of time. That information can be used to identify ways to use less energy.
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"91521","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskPower_Parking Lot Controller Program
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/business-programs-and-offers/parking-lot-controller-program/","/policy/saskpowerparking-lot-controller-program","SaskPower","SaskPower is offering a $50 incentive for each parking lot controller installed in an electrified parking lot. Parking lot controllers regulate electricity to outdoor electrical outlets, based on the outside temperature. This allows business owners to effectively manage electricity usage in parking lots. By installing parking lot controllers, property owners can reduce the cost of electricity associated with a parking lot by approximately 50%.
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"79376","2016","National","Canada","","Amendment 13 - Energy Efficiency Regulations","Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential","","Space heating, Space cooling, Lighting, Appliances, Refrigeration, Clothes washing, Dish washing, Television","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/regulations-codes-standards/18419","/policy/amendment-13-energy-efficiency-regulations","Natural Resources Canada","Published on December 28, 2016, Amendment 13 to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations aims to deliver energy, greenhouse gas and air pollutant reductions as part of Canada's Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. The amendment will increase the stringency and/or scope of existing minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for 20 product categories to align with requirements in force or soon to be in force in the U.S.
Affected products
Residential
clothes dryers (Division 1, subdivision A)
clothes washers (two U.S. standards: 2015 and 2018) (Division 1, subdivision B)
integrated washer-dryers (Division 1, subdivision C)
dishwashers (Division 1, subdivision D)
refrigerators (Division 1, subdivision E)
freezers (Division 1, subdivision F)
room air conditioners (Division 2, subdivision A)
central air conditioners and heat pumps (Division 2, subdivision D and F. Division 3, subdivision E and G)
gas-fired storage water heaters (align all sizes of tanks in Canada with the standard in the U.S. that applies only to tanks with rated storage volumes less than 208 litres) (Division 6, subdivision B)
oil-fired storage water heaters (Division 6, subdivision C)
Commercial and industrial
residential-style commercial clothes washers (two U.S. standards: 2013 and 2018) (Division 1, subdivision B)
packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps (Division 2, subdivision C)
chillers (Division 2, subdivision H)
commercial refrigeration (self-contained) (Division 10, subdivision A)
refrigerated beverage vending machines (Division 10, subdivision B)
commercial ice-makers (Division 10, subdivision C)
electric motors (Division 12)
Lighting
general service incandescent reflector lamps (Division 7, subdivision D)
general service fluorescent lamps (two U.S. standards: 2012 and 2018) (Division 7, subdivision E)
fluorescent lamp ballasts (Division 7, subdivision F)
Other
repeal regulated requirements for digital television adapters
make minor updates to scope, reporting and compliance requirements for 8 currently regulated product categories to reflect updated requirements both in the U.S. and Canada:electric ranges (Division 1, subdivision G)
large commercial air conditioners (Division 2, subdivision B) and heat pumps (Division 3, subdivision C)
gas furnaces (Division 4, subdivision A)
gas fireplaces (Division 4, subdivision C)
general service lamps (Division 7, subdivision B and C)
exit signs (Division 8, subdivision D)
televisions (Division 9, subdivision C)
external power supplies (Division 9, subdivision D)
repeal and replace the Regulations with a new format that organizes products by divisions and subdivisions.
update some standards that are incorporated by reference.
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"93654","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskPower Electricity Initiatives
","Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.saskpower.com/","/policy/saskpower-electricity-initiatives","Saskatchewan","SaskPower has committed to reducing electricity sector emissions by 40% through reaching 50% renewable electricity capacity by 2030. SaskPower is planning to move forward with utility scale solar power generation, which would include at least 60 MW of solar, with a competitive procurement beginning in 2016. This will be done through a series of 10 MW requests for proposals for solar, in order to reach 60 MW of solar by 2021. These RFPs will alternate between partnerships with First Nations, and with other communities. SaskPower estimates total solar could reach 100-300 MW by 2030.
Additonally, SaskPower has implemented several initiatives to reduce emissions from fossil fuel electricity generation and enhance the supply of renewables:
SaskPower 20+ Year Supply Plan (2012)
SaskPower’s current plan is to replace five conventional coal-burning generating units with either clean coal technology or natural gas generation, either of which would meet the established 420 t/GWh standard for new coal generating units.
Renewables Plan
Programs include flare gas power generation, small scale power production (biomass, landfill gas).
Customer Service Program
SaskPower Demand Side Management promotes energy efficiency.
10-year Wind Plan (2007)
SaskPower’s plan is to implement wind power by 100MW segments in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
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"91783","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskPower_Efficiency Partner Program
","Information and education","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/business-programs-and-offers/saskpower-efficiency-partners/","/policy/saskpowerefficiency-partner-program","SaskPower","SaskPower Efficiency Partners are a group of organizations that work with us to help customers make energy efficient choices in products and services. Partners get the latest information in emerging trends and technology, network with each other, and are knowledgeable about new and existing SaskPower energy saving programs.
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"91479","2016","State/Provincial","Canada","","Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy: New Brunswick's Climate Change Action Plan","Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/env/pdf/Climate-Climatiques/TransitioningToALowCarbonEconomy.pdf","/policy/transitioning-low-carbon-economy-new-brunswicks-climate-change-action-plan","Government of New Brunswick","Building from New Brunswick's 2007 Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), the 2014-2020 CCAP establishes provincial GHG reduction goals for 2020 and 2050:
2020 - 10% below 1990 levels
2050 - 75-85% below 1990 levels
Furthermore, the CCAP lays out key incremental goals to be achieved between 2014-2020:
Goal 1: Enhance Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change
Key Action Areas:
Data collection and research into climate change
Risk and opportunity assessments
mainstreaming adaptation
Goal 2: Reduce GHG Emissions with Sustained Economic Growth:
Key Action Areas:
Increasing energy efficiency
Increasing renewables and low carbon energy
Reducing industrial emissions
Reduced emissions from transportation
Reduced emissions from other sectors
Planning for smart growth
Research and innovation
Biological sequestering of carbon
Goal 3: Demonstrated Leadership by the Provincial Government
Key Action Areas:
Public buildings
Vehicle fleet and employee travel
Low carbon procurement
Inter-jurisdictional partnerships
Goal 4: Measured and Reported Progress
Key Action Areas:
Energy use and emissions inventory
Reporting progress
Highlights include: expanded energy efficiency, phase-out of coal as a source of electricity, smart grid development, renewable electricity, pricing carbon, and caps on GHG emissions
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"69385","2016","National","China","","THE 13TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (2016-2020)","Regulatory instruments, Information and education, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/201612/P020161207645765233498.pdf","/policy/13th-five-year-plan-economic-and-social-development-people%E2%80%99s-republic-china-2016-2020","National Peoples Congress and NDRC","Comprised of 20 Parts, the 13th five-year plan is divided into 20 sections, of which the following relate to energy:
NEW SYSTEMS FOR DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL MODERNIZATION
AN OPTIMIZED MODERN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS NETWORKS
NEW URBANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATED BETWEEN REGIONS
ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Relevant to energy efficiency are various measures, including:
""100, 1,000, 10,000"" energy conservation initiative to the top 100 energy consuming enterprises and top 1,000 energy consuming enterprises on the provincial government level and other high energy consuming sectors to reduce energy consumption facilitate energy management;
Water conservation to supress usage below 670 billion cubic centimeters and encourage alternative water sources with the promotion of water label efficiency schemes;
Mineral resource and land conservation;
Economic Circular Resource Initiatives;
Pollution Prevention: A 25% reduction in the number of days of heavy air pollution registered in the air pollution monitoring system, achieved primarily through environmental protection standards for vehicles, watercraft, and fuel oil.
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"91504","2016","National","Czech Republic","","National Climate Change Plan / Climate Protection Policy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.mzp.cz/cz/navrh_politiky_ochrany_klimatu_2016","/policy/national-climate-change-plan-climate-protection-policy","Ministry of Environment","The Czech government adopted a national climate change plan comprising both mitigation and adaptation measures in 2004.
The plan seeks to improve energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by developing renewable energy and expanding nuclear power capacity. The plan aims to:
cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by 3-5% per year
increase the share of renewable energy to 16% by 2030
increase the share of transport fuel from alternative sources such as gas or biofuels to 20% by 2020.
The plan contains data on the greenhouse gas emissions in the Czech Republic, including projections of future development, and presents proposals for concrete measures to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and for adaptation measures. The programme was reviewed in 2007, and the review adopted by the government in April 2008. The review pointed to significant increase in the use of renewable energy sources, as well as progress in the agriculture and water management sectors. However, it found the Czech Republics energy intensity and GHG emissions per capita were comparatively high, and that transport sector emissions continued to increase. The National Climate Change Plan is thus being reviewed to emphasise measures targeting the industry and transport sectors, which contribute the most to GHG emissions, as well as to take into account the evolution of domestic, European and global political negotiations on climate change since 2004.
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"92178","2016","National","Germany","","National Top-Runner-Initiative","Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.machts-effizient.de/ntri","/policy/national-top-runner-initiative","","The National Top Runner Initiative (NTRI) aims at increasing the motivation for electrical and product-specific energy efficiency and the rational use of power and extending it along the value chain – from appliance manufacturers to dealers to consumers – in product lines and across sectors. It communicates the benefits of energy-efficient products and encourages companies and individuals to develop, market and use energy-efficient and energy-saving products.
","","","","","Energy and Climate Fund","","","",""
"93677","2016","National","Germany","","Pilot program Einsparzähler","Economic instruments, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/pilotprogramm_einsparzaehler/index.html","/policy/pilot-program-einsparz%C3%A4hler","Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)","The promotional scheme provides financial incentives for companies to implement innovative pilot projects aiming on improving the energy efficiency of their industrial, commercial or residential customers by means of applying digital technologies. Projects are meant to allow for a measurement and display of energy consumption patterns. In a second step, advice on how to improve the efficiency should be provided. Finally projects should enable a before-and-after measurement of energy use after the implementation of efficiency measures. Ideally projects include the development and demonstration of software solutions for smart energy measurement solutions. The incentive level partially depends on achieved energy savings.
","","","","","Energy and Climate fund","","","",""
"93742","2016","National","Germany","","Funding Programme to Avoid and Use Waste Heat in Commercial Undertakings","Economic instruments, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Unternehmen/Energie-Umwelt/F%C3%B6rderprodukte/EE-Abw%C3%A4rme-(294)/","/policy/funding-programme-avoid-and-use-waste-heat-commercial-undertakings","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","Internal and external measures and technology to avoide and use waste heat (incl. generating electricity from waste heat); target: reduction of 1 mio. toe CO2
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"91548","2016","National","Germany","","Programme to Promote Investment in Highly Efficient Horizontal Technologies","Economic instruments, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial equipment, Industrial processes, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/querschnittstechnologien/index.html","/policy/programme-promote-investment-highly-efficient-horizontal-technologies","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control","Objective of the programme is to provide incentives to the industrial and commercial sector to invest in highly efficient horizontal technologies in order to realize related energy efficiency potentials; target (2020 and after): annual reduction of as much as 1 mio. toe CO2
","","","","","Energy and Climate Fund","","","",""
"92838","2016","National","Germany","","STEP up! - competitive tendering scheme for electrical energy efficiency","Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.stepup-energieeffizienz.de/ ","/policy/step-competitive-tendering-scheme-electrical-energy-efficiency","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","STEP up! aims at reducing electricity consumption by promoting electricity-related measures across technologies, actors and sectors (open tender). In closed tenders, the project will also address specific sectors with known large potential and constraints. As a competitive tendering scheme, STEP up! awards the funding to bids for measures with the most economic cost-benefit ratio (euro per saved kWh).
","","","","","Energy and Climate Fund","","","",""
"93394","2016","National","Germany","","Energy Efficiency Incentive Programme ","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-efficiency-incentive-programme","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","The programme, which was launched on 1 January 2016, is to supplement and add strength to the funding programmes that already exist (CO2 Building Modernisation Programme and Market Incentive Programme). Double-funding is not permissible.The funding (grants) focuses on four priorities: - the installation of ventilation systems (ventilation package) in conjunction with measures to renovate the building envelope which are designed to prevent damage to the building (for instance, mould), - the replacement of inefficient heating systems with efficient ones (heating package); this includes measures to optimise the heating system (heating and heat distribution) which address the entire efficiency potential of the heating system, - the launch of the innovative fuel cell heating systems onto the market
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"79373","2016","National","Greece","","Mandatory Energy Audits ","Regulatory instruments, Auditing","","","","","/policy/mandatory-energy-audits-0","","In compliance with Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, Greece implemented in December 2016 a requirement for large industry to either conduct an energy audit every four years, or implement an energy or environmental management system. Small to medium-sized enterprises will also have access to quality energy audits due to these policies. ","","","","","","","","",""
"92731","2016","National","India","","Ujwal Bharat","Regulatory instruments","Buildings, Non-residential, Utilities, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Industrial equipment, Lighting, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","http://powermin.nic.in/sites/default/files/uploads/Ujwal_Bharat_Brochure_English.pdf","/policy/ujwal-bharat","Ministry of Coal, Power and Renewable Energy","Ujwal Bharat is a scheme first put forth under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May of 2016. It includes power sector reform and general goals of lighting up or electrifying India's traditionally stranded and disconnected places.
It's main mission underscores: 24 x 7 affordable environmental friendly power for all by 2019
connecting the unconnected
24 x 7 power for all
affordable
environment friendl
This would include DISCOMs (electricity distributors) and specific goals. This includes rural electrification; some villages do not have electricity. They need to be connected to the grid and alot that have do not get it 24x7. It is important to note that India generates electricity in excess capacity but there are issues with transmission and distribution.
For renewables, govt has programs for solar and massive capacity addition is happening. Even LED lights are being provided at a subsidised rate.There is also cheap solar power production, but some are questioning the financial health of these firms. They have started this process of auction where they allot the project to those who bid the lowest electricity supply cost.
Please find the enumerated goals below:
Challenge to electrify 18, 452 un-electrified villages as of April 1st, 2015
40% of villages already connected
Promote Coal us transparency through the Coal Allocation Monitoring System (CAMS) gives information regarding coal price, availability and utilization for small and medium scale consumers
average stock exceeds 25 days compared to 7 days before
transprent e-auctions of coal blocks
Recharging hydroelectric power by reviving 1, 200 MW Teesta Hydro Project
Promotion of Hydro projects through exemption form competitive bidding until 2020
Hydro is not an obligation from Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) making it more attractive
Gas Plants Revival - revived stranded assets plants of capacity of 11, 717MW with supply of regasified liquid natural gas (RLNG) through transparent e-auction
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Puducherry
UDAY: turnaround DISCOMs through financial and operational efficiency improvements: budget discpline and smart infrastructure; 10 states sign agreement 8 states and 1 territory have agreed to join
Tariff Policy - integrated power development scheme with microgrids, smart metering, affordable power near coal mines through washery rejects
cooperative federalism: evaluation of transmission and assess energy requirement for connected and unconnected users
Incorporation of a mobile application to track energy consumption across territories
Transparent procurement to reduce price of LEDs by 82%
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"94014","2016","State/Provincial","India","","Walkthrough Energy Audit (WTEA) Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Gujarat (2016/2017)","Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","","https://geda.gujarat.gov.in/media/WTEA%2016-17%20scheme.pdf","/policy/walkthrough-energy-audit-wtea-scheme-micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-gujarat-0","Gujarat Energy Development Agency","This scheme is applicable for Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises in the industrial sector. A Walk-Through energy Audit (WTEA) is a simple visual investigative audit and table-top survey of the energy bills of the manufacturing facility. In this scheme GEDA deploy qualified energy auditors to carry out WTEAs in MSMEs and submit energy audit reports, which comprise an analysis of the energy consumption pattern and recommendations to save energy in the audited MSME units. The WTEA will also point out good ‘House Keeping’ practices relevant to the industry being audited.
The objective of scheme is to promote the concept of energy conservation and management in the small and medium industries sector. The target was to carry out 500 walk-through energy audits in MSMEs clusters such as metal-processing, re-rolling, foundry and chemical industries within Gujarat State. As an incentive, companies can get financial assistance of INR 6000 per audit to cover the fees of the the Energy Auditor against submission of the WTEA report.","","","","2018","","","","Walkthrough Energy Audit (WTEA) Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Gujarat (2014/2015)","2017"
"94001","2016","National","India","","Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification Scheme","Information and education, Voluntary approaches","","","","https://www.zed.org.in/","/policy/zero-defect-zero-effect-zed-certification-scheme","Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises","The objective of the ZED certification scheme is to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of mico, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through the adoption of zero defect production processes that have a low/no impact on the environment. . The scheme, which supports the 'Make in India' campaign more broadly, encompasses elements to:
Develop an Ecosystem for Zero Defect Manufacturing in MSMEs.
Promote adaptation of quality tools/systems and energy efficient manufacturing.
Enable MSMEs for manufacturing of quality products.
Encourage MSMEs to constantly upgrade their quality standards in products and processes.
Develop professionals in the area of ZED manufacturing and certification.
","INR","2016","","","4.91 bn ","","","",""
"93768","2016","National","Indonesia","","MEPS and Labelling for Air Conditioning (Ministerial Regulation No.07/2015)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards","Industry","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%2007%20Thn%202015.pdf","/policy/meps-and-labelling-air-conditioning-ministerial-regulation-no072015","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","The MEPS and labelling for Air Conditioning regulation has been enacted in January 2015 and will be in force on August 2016. It only applies for the residential AC with single split wall mounted type and with a minimum EER (Energy Efficiency Ratio) of 8.53 (inverter and non inventer type).
This regulation also concerns that the MEPS testing procedure for the AC will be carried appropriately by the certified agency. The star rating starts from 1 star - for the AC which has a minimum EER 8.53- to 4 star rating for the AC which has minimum EER 10.41.
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"92227","2016","National","Indonesia","","The Appointment of Accreditation Agency in order to Implementing and Monitoring The Mandatory SNI(Ministerial Regulation No. 13/M-IND/PER/2/2016) ","","Industry, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","","/policy/appointment-accreditation-agency-order-implementing-and-monitoring-mandatory-sniministerial","Ministry of Industry ","Through this regulation, the minister appointed some accredited insitution and testing laboratory to implementing and monitoring the mandatory SNI.
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"91950","2016","National","Indonesia","","Admission Procedures of Product Certification and Test Result Report on Electrical Equipment and Appliances(Ministerial Regulation No.01/2016)","Information and education","Industry, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%2001%20Th%202016-.pdf","/policy/admission-procedures-product-certification-and-test-result-report-electrical-equipment-and","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","This policy requires that electrical equipment and appliances - registered by manufacturer and importers- should be reported to certification institutions. This policy establishes the procedures by which imports and manufactures report to the accredited institutions; and how the institutions should report to the government.
The accredited institutions are recognized by the Ministry of Trade.
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"93948","2016","National","Indonesia","","MEPS and Labelling for Air Conditioning (Ministerial Regulation No.07/2015)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%2007%20Thn%202015.pdf","/policy/meps-and-labelling-air-conditioning-ministerial-regulation-no072015-0"," Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia ","The minimum energy efficiency requirement of single split wall mounted type residential air conditioners, • inverter: EER 2.64; • non-inverter: EER 2.50.
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"91941","2016","National","Indonesia","","Establishment of Energy Conservation Services Companies ( Ministerial Regulation No.14/2016)","","","","","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%20No.%2014%20Tahun%202016.pdf","/policy/establishment-energy-conservation-services-companies-ministerial-regulation-no142016","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","This regulation is intended to accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency projects by the establishment of ESCOs. In return, ESCOs are expected to carry projects more systematically and professionally.
The following table provides a summary of the regulation:
Definition
Services provided by ESCO
Business Scheme
Requirements to Establish ESCO
Detail on ESPC (Energy Services Performance Contract)
Reporting Obligation by Certified ESCO
Monitoring and Assistance
Energy conservation is a systematic, well planned, and comprehensive efforts to conserve energy resources as well as increasing its efficiency use
Defining and planning the concept of energy efficiency project
Guaranteed Saving; this scheme will be carried by the ESCO by giving the guarantee on the energy saving volume which stated in the contract
The ESCO should apply online to the Minister through the Director General with showing the proof of: the company establishment permit (SIUP); having minimum one energy conservation expert which has an energy auditor certificate; a list of supporting equipment; and verified/audited financial capability
The registered ESCO should provide the ESPC for their users which contains:
The registered ESCO is obliged to report annually (with the report form provided within the regulation) their activities to the Minister through the Director General at the end of the year
The Directorate General will give the assistance to the ESCO by scaling their performance and giving technical assistance as well as monitoring their activities
Energy Conservation Services Business is the activities on planning, implementation, operation, maintenance, measurement, and verification in the energy conservation business
Energy auditing with investment grade standard
Shared Saving; this scheme will be carried by ESCO by sharing the benefit of energy saving between the user and ESCO according to the ESPC. The payment will be made by the ESCO as agreed in the ESPC
The Minister through the Directorate General will verify the ESCO fulfilled application at least 14 days after it lodged and may accept or refuse their application by sending them the notification
the detail of services that being offered
If the registered ESCO did not report, the Director General may give the sanction by written warning and annulled their permit after 4 months if they did not response to the warning
Energy efficiency is an effort to use energy with the most efficient way without reducing its comfortability, safety, and productivity
Financing the energy efficiency project
The Director General will give the Registered Letter for the accepted ESCO for 5 years duration and published it on the newspaper. The ESCO may ask the extension if it almost reach its duration due date
the detail of the installed or retrofitted equipment with its specification
Energy efficiency project is the implementation of one or some energy efficiency activities in the energy user process, facility, and system
Installing the appliances for the energy efficiency project
the specification for the instalment and commissioning
Energy efficiency project concept is the result of preliminary energy audit which stated the projection on energy cost saving from energy efficiency activities
Operating, maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the appliances
the agreed baseline that will be used for the payment purposes
Energy saving is the reduction of energy consumption to produce a same output value or the increasing of productivity with the same energy consumption volume
Measuring and verifying the energy efficiency performance
the energy saving calculation methodology
Baseline is the starting point of energy performance, energy cost, OM cost, or other cost that being measured and agreed before implementing the energy efficiency activities to define the size of the saving
the measurement and verification on energy saving performance and its operation and maintenance
Measurement and verification of energy saving performance is the measurement and verification process to compare the energy use before and during the Energy Saving Performance Contract (ESPC)
the payment term and conditions by the user
Energy Conservation Services Company which later on called as an ESCO is the business entity based on Indonesia law who doing the energy conservation services in the energy efficiency project based on ESPC
the assets ownership right if the ESCO using the sharing saving scheme
The User is an individual or a company who use the service of ESCO
the procedure to address the failed project
ESPC is the agreement between the user and the ESCO in which the payment which stated in the ESPC will be paid regularly according to the energy saving performance
the responsibility procedure on the energy saving miscalculation for the saving guarantee scheme
Energy conservation expert is someone who has knowledge, capability, and experience in energy efficiency project as well as having a energy auditor certificate so they can identify energy conservation potential and giving the energy conservation implementation recommendation
The Minister is the minister for energy and mineral resources
The Director General is the director general who doing the planning, implementing, assistance, and monitoring on renewable energy and energy conservation
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"93981","2016","National","Ireland","","The Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty","Strategic planning","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/energy/publications/Pages/Strategy-to-combat-energy-poverty.aspx","/policy/strategy-combat-energy-poverty","Department of Communications Climate Action and Environment","The Strategy expands the reach of existing energy efficiency schemes and commits the Government to developing and piloting new measures to find more effective ways to focus energy efficiency efforts on those most at risk of energy poverty. It also puts in place the structures and the accountability to ensure that the challenge is effectively addressed at every level of Government and public service. Accompanying the strategy is an assessment of the level of energy poverty in Ireland using the objective methodology.​
","","2016","","2018","","Budget allocated","","","2019"
"93983","2016","National","Ireland","","EXEED","Strategic planning, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard, Building codes and standards, Energy performance","Buildings, Non-residential, Industry, SMEs, Energy intensive industries, Cross-industry, Light manufacturing","","Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","https://www.seai.ie/energy-in-business/training-and-standards/exeed-certified-program/","/policy/exeed","The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland","EXEED is an asset certification scheme which certifies assets when projects implement an EXEED specified standard for energy efficient design management. It is a derivative of the I.S.399 Standard developed by SEAI in 2015. The vision and strategic objective is to standardise a repeatable approach that determines how an optimum lifecycle energy performance of new and modified assets can be achieved and to develop the energy management capability required to control and improve this performance. The Grant Scheme is applicable to any sector or organisation, and to projects of any scale or complexity. The SEAI EXEED grant will provide support of up to €500,000 per year to successful applicants.The grant level may be extended by 20% for small enterprises and 10% for medium enterprises.
","EUR","","10000000","2018","","","","",""
"93985","2016","National","Ireland","","Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot Scheme","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses","https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-grants/warmth-and-wellbeing/","/policy/warmth-and-wellbeing-pilot-scheme","Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Department of Health, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Health Service Executive","The Warmth and Wellbeing Pilot Scheme is a joint policy initiative with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, and the Department of Health, and is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive. The scheme targets energy efficiency retrofits in the homes of people who are living with chronic respiratory conditions. This scheme aims to test the health benefits associated with improved energy efficiency environments in an Irish context. Energy efficiency upgrades such as attic and wall insulation and ventilation, boiler upgrades with heating controls and window and door replacements are provided free of charge to successful applicants.
The Warmth and Wellbeing pilot scheme has an overall budget of €20m as committed in the 2016-2019 Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty. An independent evaluation of the associated health benefits has commenced and an interim report will be provided to DCCAE by mid-year. By the end of the evaluation sufficient evidence will have been collected to carry out a cost benefit analysis which will calculate the level of healthcare costs avoided for participants in the scheme and for the state.
","EUR","","20000000","2016 to 2018","€20 million","Partially spent","","","2018"
"92125","2016","National","Italy","","Programme for energy renovation of buildings owned by the central government (PREPAC)","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","ttp://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php/it/normativa/decreti-interministeriali/2035552-decreto-interministeriale-del-16-settembre-2016-programma-di-riquali","/policy/programme-energy-renovation-buildings-owned-central-government-prepac","Ministry of Economic Development","The Interministerial Decree 16/9/2016 defines the implementing requirements of the Programme for energy renovation of buildings owned by the central government (PREPAC). The following Interministerial Decree (5/12/2016) approves the programme for the years 2014 and 2015, including the financing of 68 projects for a total investment of EUR 73 million.
","","","","","¤ 355 million for 2014-2020","","","",""
"92002","2016","National","Italy","","Renewable Energy for Heating and Cooling and Small Interventions Increasing Energy Efficiency Support Scheme (Conto Termico 2.0)","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.gse.it/it/Conto%20Termico/Conto%20Termico%202.0/Pagine/default.aspx","/policy/renewable-energy-heating-and-cooling-and-small-interventions-increasing-energy-efficiency","Gestore Servizi Energtici","Conto Termico 2.0, in force since May 31st 2016, strengthens and simplifies the support mechanism already introduced by the MD December 28th 2012, which encourages measures to increase energy efficiency and the production of thermal energy from RE. The total annual budget is up to 900 million euro of which 200 for public administrations projects and 700 million euro for the private initiatives. Once this cap will be reached, program will be closed for new applications. If not reached, cap will be modified after 2 years since entering of the scheme into force. The mechanism responsible for the management and disbursement of incentives is GSE.
As the ""old version"" also the Conto Termico 2.0 provides financial incentives on the capital costs of the initiatives that are paid on yearly basis for a variable period of 2 to 5 years depending on type of improvement implemented, technology applied and its size.
Two categories of projects are eligible to benefit from the scheme:
A) energy efficiency improvements in an existing buildings and
B) small-scale projects concerning systems producing thermal energy from renewable and high-efficiency system.
Technologies eligible:
A.1) isolations of opaque surfaces, replacement of transparent closures, installation of system shielding and shading and replacement of generators with appliances condensation;
B.1) heat pumps, biomass boilers, heaters and fireplaces, solar thermal systems, including those based on the solar cooling technology.
Public administration entities are eligible to benefit from incentives for both types of projects. Conto Termico is open to private entities only for small-scale projects concerning systems to produce thermal energy from renewables and high-efficiency systems (2nd category).
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"93914","2016","National","Malaysia","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2016-2025","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Other","http://kettha.gov.my/portal/document/files/NEEAP%20FINAL%20DOCUMENT%202017.pdf","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2016-2025","Ministry of Energy, Green Technology, and Water (KeTTHA)","The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan aims to achieve the following:
1. 52,233 GWh of energy savings (8.0%)
2. 37,702 ktCO2 equivalent reduction
It covers four main strategic thrusts:
1. energy efficiency plan implementation
2. strengthening of institutional framework, capacity development, and training for implementation of energy efficiency initiatives
3. establishment of sustainable funding mechanisms to implement energy efficiency initiatives
4. promotion of private sector investment in energy efficiency initiatives
Key initiatives are divided into three sectors:
1. EQUIPMENT:
1.1 Promotion of 5-star rated appliances - campaign on comparison labeling for refrigerators and air conditioners
1.2 Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) - on EE lighting and motors
2. INDUSTRIAL:
2.1 Energy Audit and Management in Large and Medium Sized Industries
2.2 Promotion of Cogeneration in Industries and Commercial Buildings
3. BUILDINGS:
3.1 Energy Audit and Management in Buildings
3.2 Energy Efficient Building Design - aims to make the voluntary energy efficiency building standard (MS 1525:2014) mandatory instead of voluntary
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"94028","2016","National","Mexico","","Municipal Energy Efficiency Project (Proyecto de Eficiencia y Sustentabilidad Energética en Municipios - PRESEM)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Exterior lighting, Street lighting, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Pumps","http://documentos.bancomundial.org/curated/es/222971467992503902/Mexico-Municipal-Energy-Efficiency-Project","/policy/municipal-energy-efficiency-project-proyecto-de-eficiencia-y-sustentabilidad-energ%C3%A9tica-en","Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía - SENER)","The Ministry of Energy (SENER) and the World Bank established the Municipal Energy Efficiency Project (PRESEM) worth USD 100 million. The objective of the project is to support the demonstration of large-scale of energy efficiency investments in the municipal service sector and in public buildings, and to improve national and local capacity in designing and implementing municipal energy efficiency programmes. SENER is responsible for implementing the project, with the technical support of the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) and the Electric Power Savings Trust Fund (FIDE).
PRESEM focuses on making energy efficiency investments in selected municipal sectors (pumping water systems, street lighting and public buildings). There are two components to the project:
Policy development and institutional capacity. This component strengthens the enabling environment for EE at the municipal level and contributes to the identification of potential subprojects that can feed into a pipeline beyond the project’s life. The component finances the following areas: (a) capacity building on municipal EE; (b) sector-wide policy support, including a framework to scale-up activities piloted under this operation with a view to transition to a more commercial, sustainable program; and (c) project monitoring and management activities.
Municipal investments in energy efficiency. This component supports cost-effective energy efficiency investments in municipal street lighting, water and wastewater, and building sectors. Activities financed include: (a) the preparation of feasibility studies, project designs, and bidding documents for the implementation of identified priority investments (with a bundled approach to the extent possible per technology), and (b) acquisition and installation of items necessary to implement the agreed EE measures.
By June 2018, the programme had financed 10 level 2 energy audits in municipalities and two other energy audits were underway. Additionally, four national tenders had been held supporting two projects for street lighting systems, one project on water pumping systems and one for municipal public buildings. The investments and anticipated energy savings are:
• Street lighting: MXN 172 million pesos and 6.59 GWh/year
• Water pumping system: MXN 12 million pesos and 1.13 GWh/year
• Public buildings: MXN 6 million pesos and 0.37 GWh/year
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"94029","2016","National","Mexico","","Building Energy Code (Código de Conservación de Energía para las Edificaciones en México – IECC-México)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards","","","Building end-uses","https://www.gob.mx/conuee/articulos/en-linea-el-codigo-de-conservacion-de-energia-para-las-edificaciones-de-mexico","/policy/building-energy-code-c%C3%B3digo-de-conservaci%C3%B3n-de-energ%C3%ADa-para-las-edificaciones-en-m%C3%A9xico-%E2%80%93","Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía - SENER) and the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía - CONUEE)","The National Model Energy Conservation Code (IECC-Mexico) was developed by the group Quality and Sustainability in Buildings (Calidad y Sustentabilidad en la Edificación, A.C. – CASEDI) with the technical support of the Ministry of Energy (SENER) and the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE), and financial assistance from WRI and UK Embassy.
The IECC-Mexico was launched in November 2016, and is based on the International Code Council methodology. It comprises all energy efficiency standards related to buildings, both NOM (mandatory standards) and NMX (voluntary standards), for design, building envelope, thermal insulation, mechanical systems, lighting systems and water heating. IECC- México applies for non-residential buildings (including mix-use buildings) and residential buildings (low-rise, up to three stories), new or existing.
In 2017, the National Housing Commission (Comisión National de Vivienda – CONAVI) updated the building code for the residential sector (Código de Edificación de Vivienda – CEV).[1] The CEV collects and organizes information on constructive technical procedures, zoning land use for housing, efficient urban planning zones and sustainability criteria such as energy performance.
[1] https://www.gob.mx/conavi/documentos/codigo-de-edificacion-de-vivienda-3...
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"93231","2016","National","New Zealand","","RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT ACT 2016","Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","","","/policy/residential-tenancies-amendment-act-2016","Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE)","The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act came into force on 1 July 2016. The Act makes a number of changes including requirements relating to insulation. The new insulation requirements in the Act apply to social housing from 1 July 2016 and all other rentals from 1 July 2019. Landlords must include in all tenancy agreements from 1 July 2016 a declaration of the level of insulation underfloor, in walls and in the ceiling, and all insulation installed from 1 July 2016 must be to the latest 2008 standards.
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"93377","2016","National","New Zealand","","Electric Vehicle Programme","Information and education","","","","www.electricvehicles.govt.nz","/policy/electric-vehicle-programme","Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Ministry of Transport, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","In May 2016, the Minister of Transport announced a package of measures to increase the uptake of EVs in New Zealand to remove barriers that have prevented households and business from choosing EVs.
Current barriers to EV uptake include the limited selection of models available; a lack of widespread public charging infrastructure; and lack of awareness about EVs. The benefits of increasing EV uptake are far-reaching - they are cheaper to run than petrol or diesel vehicles, they are powered by New Zealand’s abundant renewable electricity supply, and will reduce the emissions that come from the country’s vehicle fleet.
The Electric Vehicles Programme includes:
A target of doubling the number of electric vehicles in New Zealand every year to reach approximately 64,000 by 2021;
Extending the Road User Charges exemption on light electric vehicles until they make up two percent of the light vehicle fleet;
A new Road User Charges exemption for heavy electric vehicles until they make up two percent of the heavy vehicle fleet;
Work across Government and the private sector to investigate the bulk purchase of electric vehicles;
Government agencies coordinating activities to support the development and roll-out of public charging infrastructure including providing information and guidance;
$1 million annually for a nation-wide electric vehicle information and promotion campaign over five years;
A contestable fund of up to $6 million per year to encourage and support innovative low emission vehicle projects;
Allowing electric vehicles in bus lanes and high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the State Highway network and local roads;
Review of tax depreciation rates and the method for calculating fringe benefit tax for electric vehicles to ensure electric vehicles are not being unfairly disadvantaged; and
Establishing an electric vehicles leadership group across business, local and central government.
The package aims to address barriers to the uptake of electric vehicles, including the limited supply of models in New Zealand, lack of awareness and misconceptions about electric vehicles, and a lack of widespread public charging infrastructure.
A number of agencies (namely Ministry of Transport, NZTA, Worksafe New Zealand, and MBIE) are involved in delivering this programme. EECA’s responsibility is to deliver two of the programmes - an information campaign and the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund, which had around 80 applications seeking co-funding of $27 million in the first round. Fifteen successful applicants received funding and the second round of the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund has opened with up to $3 million available. It is open until 26 April, 2017. The information campaign aims to promote EVs and overcome information barriers. Recent actions include launching a new EV webportal (www.electricvehicles.govt.nz)and EV television advertising.
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"92604","2016","National","New Zealand","","Warm up New Zealand: Healthy Homes Extension for Rentals Programme","Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/warm-new-zealand-healthy-homes-extension-rentals-programme","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","In 2016 the Government allocated $18 million over two years for an extension of the Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes programme specifically focused on rental properties. The extension provides new funding to deliver insulation to low-income rental households with high health needs (particularly households occupied by children and/or the elderly as they are at the highest health risk from cold and damp housing).
This phase, WUNZ: Healthy Homes Rentals (WUNZ: HHR) is currently in progress, and will run from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018. WUNZ: HHR is open to owners of rental properties, occupied by low income tenants. The aim is to insulate about 20,000 homes.
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"92763","2016","National","Sweden","","Coaches for Climate and Energy","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education, Information and education","Industry, SMEs, Industry","","","","/policy/coaches-climate-and-energy","Swedish Energy Agency","For several years there have existed municipal energy and climate advisors in Sweden whose services have been free. Evaluations have shown that they tend to focus on the household sector, but lacking qualifications or knowledge to serve local SMEs. This program is aimed at developing knowledge and capacity in order to meet needs from SMEs too. Thus, the program foresees that accurate and relevant energy efficiency advice should be extended to companies with energy consumption less than 300 MWh/year.
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"93735","2016","National","Sweden","","Law on energy mapping in large companies","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","www.energimyndigheten.se","/policy/law-energy-mapping-large-companies","Swedish Energy Agency","By end of January 2016 all large companies had to register at the Swedish Energy Agency in order to follow up their energy use. These companies, numbering roughly 1 100, are required to carry out an energy mapping every 4th year, which also has to include recommendations how to reduce energy use. Results of the mapping are to be reported to the Swedish Energy Agency. This law is directly related to the requirements in the EU's energy efficiency directive.
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"92079","2016","National","United Kingdom","","Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the private rented sector.","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","","/policy/minimum-energy-efficiency-standards-mees-private-rented-sector","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Under the Regulations from the 1st April 2018 there will be a requirement for any properties rented out in the private rented sector to normally have a minimum energy performance rating of E on an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The regulations will come into force for new lets and renewals of tenancies with effect from 1st April 2018 and for all existing tenancies on 1st April 2020. It will be unlawful to rent a property which breaches the requirement for a minimum E rating, unless there is an applicable exemption. A civil penalty of up to £4,000 will be imposed for breaches. There are separate regulations effective from 1st April 2016 under which a tenant can apply for consent to carry out energy efficiency improvements in privately rented properties
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"79378","2016","National","United States","","North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016","Strategic planning","","","","https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2012/text","/policy/north-american-energy-security-and-infrastructure-act-2016","Senate - Energy and Natural Resources, Department of Energy, Environment Protection Agency","Introduced in September 2015, The North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 (S.2012) was passed in the Senate in April 2016. The bill contains provisions that would be the most significant energy efficiency policy package since 2007. It moves forward on energy efficiency, toward consumer energy bill savings, more jobs, and cleaner air.
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency.","","September 2015","","","","","","",""
"93649","2016","National","Uruguay","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-7","Ministry of Industry, Energy and Minerals ","In 1998, Uruguay introduced energy efficiency policy in order to create 437 GWh of energy savings per year, achieving an incremental energy savings of 0.94% per year in comparison to total fuel consumption. Electricity, natural gas and all other ""burnable fuels"" used in all sectors are covered in this policy. The obligated parties include energy utility companies. The utilities are required to allocated 0.13% of sales to energy efficiency. There are no specific eligible energy efficiency measures. Energy savings are certified by an IPMVP certified professional.
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"93858","2016","National","Azerbaijan","","Energy Efficiency in Utilities Sector","Strategic planning","Utilities","","Other","http://azertag.az/store/files/Strateji_yol_xeritesi/_Kommunal_xidm%C9%99tl%C9%99rin_inki%C5%9Faf%C4%B1na_dair_Strateji_Yol_X%C9%99rit%C9%99si_.pdf","/policy/energy-efficiency-utilities-sector","Ministry of Energy, State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources, State Utility Companies","Strategic Road Map on Development of Utilities in Azerbaijan is main policy document for the development of the utilities sector in near future. It is planned improvement of the legislation and other related documents, to increase efficiency of the utility companies, preparation of the new standards taking into account international standards and local conditions, to increase investment climate in order to attract investments. All abovementioned topics are strategic objectives of the documents. Policy document covers short term up to 2020, medium term-up to 2025 and long-term beyond 2030, implementation period. Government bodies, public companies, international donor agencies and private sector will involve in the implementation process. ","","","","","","","","",""
"93866","2016","National","Moldova, Republic of","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2016-2018","Strategic planning, Information and education, Performance labels, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Infrastructure investments, Taxes, fees and charges, Fiscal/financial incentives","Multi-sector","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/369635/","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2016-2018","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova","Based on the National Energy Efficiency Programme for 2011 to 2020, the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (NEEAP) for 2016 to 2018 confirms the general commitments of Moldova. This is the second NEEAP of Moldova and it should be followed by NEEAPs for 2019 to 2021.
The scope of this plan refers exclusively to achieving efficient energy consumption and to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The second NEEAP of Moldova requires revision of targets set by NEEP 2011-2020 and NEEAP 2013-2015. The indicative 2020 target for final energy saving has been proposed in the NEEAP 2016-2020 basing on the ESD and is 167.2 ktoe (2016 - 92.9 ktoe).
The targets proposed above will be achieved by using leverages of measures in the following main directions:
• Investment in the renovation of central governmental and other public bodies buildings, as well as commercial and residential buildings, addressing both public and private sectors;
• Fostering application of the energy efficiency measures in a variety of sectors, including transportation, drinking water and wastewater as well as street lighting;
• Introducing schemes and financing instruments or fiscal incentives that lead to the application of energy efficient technologies and which have the effect of reducing energy end-use consumption in residential, services and industry sectors, such as energy labelling, etc;
• Building and promotion of energy services market;
• Encouraging by custom taxes, adequate policies the acquisition of the most performant appliances consuming electricity and gas; imposing by law EE obligations with regard to public acquisitions.
• Supporting high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling systems;
• Reducing distribution losses of electricity, natural gas, and heating.
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"93844","2016","National","Tajikistan","","National Development Strategy for the Republic of Tajikistan 2030","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Industry end-uses, Transport end-uses, Transport technologies, Other","http://medt.tj/ru/strategiya-i-natsionalnye-programmy-razvitiya","/policy/national-development-strategy-republic-tajikistan-2030","Ministry of Economy, Development, and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan","Main directions for activities highlighted in NDS are:
- promotion of national interests in the formation of optimal energy flows in Central and South Asia (in particular through the CASA-1000 Project) through the development of hydropower potential, restoration of the previous energy infrastructure and creation of new energy infrastructure, and ensuring their effective use based on economic and technological integration with the system energy communications in the regions;
- development of the legislation and regulation directed to energy saving and increase of energy efficiency;
- stimulation of modernization and technological rearmament, innovative activity, energy - and resource-saving innovative technologies;
- modernization of electric network economy for reduction of losses, increases in reliability of energy supply and expansion of opportunities of use of various renewables;
The expected results by 2030 is the reduction of electric power losses to 10%. Energy efficiency and controllability of all sectors of national economy will be increased by implementation of energy saving technologies, with 500 million kWh expected to be saved annually.
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"92563","2015","National","Australia","","Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Fiscal/financial incentives","Multi-sector","","","http://www.cleanenergyfinancecorp.com.au","/policy/clean-energy-finance-corporation-cefc","Department of the Environment and Energy","The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) was established on 3 August 2012, with $10 billion in funding available over 5 years. The CEFC invests in renewable energy, low-emissions technology and energy efficiency projects. Funding is generally provided through loans on commercial or concessional terms. However, the CEFC is not restricted from using other structures to address impediments to investment in the clean energy sector.
","AUD","","2569","","$2 billion AUD per annum for 5 years commencing 1 July 2013, plus earnings from investment activities","","","",""
"94053","2015","State/Provincial","Australia","","Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (South Australia)","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Utility obligations","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential","","","https://www.escosa.sa.gov.au/industry/rees/overview/rees-overview","/policy/retailer-energy-efficiency-scheme-south-australia","","
Abstract
The Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES) is a South Australian Government energy efficiency scheme that provides incentives for South Australian households and businesses to save energy. It does this through establishing energy efficiency and audit targets to be met by electricity and gas retailers.
Part 4 of the Electricity (General) Regulations 2012 (under the Electricity Act 1996) and Part 4 of the Gas Regulations 2012 (under the Gas Act 1997) (Regulations) establish the policy framework of the REES. The scheme initially commenced on 1 January 2009 as the Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme. From 1 January 2015, the Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme was replaced by the Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme and now includes small business. The Regulations can be viewed at www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
The Regulations establish the Essential Services Commission of SA (Commission) as the administrator of the REES. The Commission administers the scheme within the parameters defined by the policy framework to ensure that energy retailers comply with the REES. The Commission is also responsible for reporting to the Minister for Energy and Mining (Minister) annually on retailers' progress in achieving the required targets.
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing residential
Policy Sequence
Policy superseded by: Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (South Australia)
Governance
Development Authority: Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Implementation Authority: Essential Services Commission of South Australia
Incentive Details
Funding Mechanism: Obligated energy service providers
Recipient Types: Households
Compliance path
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
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"92653","2015","National","Australia","","National Energy Productivity Plan","Market-based instruments, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/national-energy-productivity-plan","","In December 2015, the Australian COAG Energy Council launched a new National Energy Productivity Plan (NEPP) to meet a commitment to an energy productivity target of 40 per cent improvement between 2015 and 2030.
The NEPP is expected to contribute more than a quarter of the savings required to meet Australia’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. The NEPP will complement existing policies such as the Emissions Reduction Fund and will aim to avoid placing additional burdens on business.
The NEPP covers all energy use, including electricity, gas and transport fuels, and incorporates:
Energy market reforms to promote consumer choice and increase competition and innovation in the energy market;
Energy efficiency measures that support better energy use in buildings, equipment and vehicles.
The NEPP will include both existing and new initiatives that support:
More productive consumer choices when selecting energy services through, for example, cost-reflective prices, smart meters and access to information, and labels;
More productive energy services through innovation and competition , such as reducing barriers to entry in the market for new technologies and service options, and through more efficient minimum standards for equipment, appliances and buildings.
Measures to improve energy productivity include traditional energy efficiency measures, but also wider economic reforms promoting efficient energy use decisions and markets, such as efficient pricing, services competition and fuel switching.
Current research suggests that the target of 40 per cent improvement in Australia’s energy productivity between 2015-2030 can be met by implementing financially attractive end-use energy efficiency initiatives alone. There are particularly cost effective opportunities to improve energy productivity in the transport, manufacturing, buildings sectors.
In order to meet Australia’s proposed 40 per cent by 2030 energy productivity target, Australia must increase its annual productivity improvement from 1.5 to 2.3 per cent per annum. This target has been designed to be large enough to promote real change while still being achievable.
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"92175","2015","National","Belgium","","Brussels-Capital Region: Apply PEB Requirements Comparable to the Passive Concept for All New Constructions by 2015","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://documentation.bruxellesenvironnement.be/documents/IF_NRJ_ExigencesPeb2015FR.PDF","/policy/brussels-capital-region-apply-peb-requirements-comparable-passive-concept-all-new","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussesl Capital Region Ministry of Environment)","In 2011, the Government set new threshold requirements for energy performance and interior climate of buildings, aiming at standards comparable to the passive concept for new buildings allocated to housing, schools, and office and service activities for 2015. This new decree abrogates the previous one and represents a genuinely ambitious advance. In quantitative terms, it requires that starting 1 January 2015, individual Housing PEB units have: a primary energy consumption for heating, domestic hot water and electrical appliances below 45 kWh per m2 per year, airtightness at 50 Pa below 0.6 per hour, a net heating need below 15 kWh per m2 per year, an overheating temperature that can only exceed 25°C for 5% of the time throughout the year. As for Offices and Services PEB units and Educational PEB units, the decree provides for: a total primary energy consumption below (90-2.5*C) kWh per m2 per year, with C defined as the compactness, that is, the ratio between the volume enclosed and the loss area, airtightness at 50 Pa below 0.6 renewals per hour, a net heating need below 15 kWh per m2 per year, a net cooling need below 15 kWh per m2 per year, an overheating temperature that can only exceed 25°C for 5% of the utilisation period.
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"92682","2015","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Subsidy scheme for households supporting energy saving measures and housing refurbishment","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings, New buildings","https://wallex.wallonie.be/index.php?doc=29199&rev=30705-20417","/policy/subsidy-scheme-households-supporting-energy-saving-measures-and-housing-refurbishment","","The Decree of 26 March 2015 established a subsidy scheme for households supporting energy saving measures and housing refurbishment. The Decree entered into force on 1st of April 2015.
The programme subsidises installation of certain renewable energy systems, such as heat pumps, solar water heaters or biomass-fired boilers that help with energy savings for households.
Amount of the subsidy differ per technology installed. The capital grant for biomass boiler installation amounts up to EUR 800. The subsidy cannot exceed 70% of the total installations costs of the boiler. Similar grant rules apply for installation of heat pumps and geothermal energy in households. Support for solar thermal installations amounts to EUR 1500 and cannot exceed 75% of the investment costs per project.
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"91942","2015","National","Canada","","Quebec Energy Efficiency Grants (Gas Métro)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Residential, Buildings, Buildings, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Other, Appliances, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","http://www.gazmetro.com/en/residential/grants/new-customers/","/policy/quebec-energy-efficiency-grants-gas-m%C3%A9tro","Gaz Métro","This Program offers several grants to help consumers choose energy efficient solutions for their homes. These grants relate to the following equipment:- water heater: up to $25,000 - condensing water heater: up to $20,000 - hot-water boiler: up to $1,100- condensing tankless water heater: up to $300;- electronic programmable thermostat: $25 per ENERGY STAR eligible programmable thermostat
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"92098","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Prescriptive Energy Efficiency Program and Large Industries Custom Program (NB Power) ","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/en/pdf/Publications/EfficiencyPlanExecutiveSummary.pdf","/policy/new-brunswick-prescriptive-energy-efficiency-program-and-large-industries-custom-program-nb","NB Power","Over the coming two years NB Power, in collaboration with Efficiency NB, plans to introduce two new programs aimed at providing financial support to industrial facilities in implementing energy efficiency measures.
The Prescriptive Energy Efficiency Program will help small and medium industries purchase high-efficiency equipment, such as efficient motors. The program will have a pre-defined list of standardized products that are eligible for financial support, and prescribed incentive levels, that are available to customers.
In 2016, NB Power plans to launch its Large Industries Custom Program. This program will work with eligible customers to identify and implement cost effective electrical energy saving measures on a case-by-case basis, such as Energy Management and Information Systems and efficient pumps and motors.
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"91498","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nova Scotia Instant Savings (Efficiency NS)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Appliances, Refrigeration, Cooking, Clothes washing","http://www.efficiencyns.ca/products/instant-savings-2/","/policy/nova-scotia-instant-savings-efficiency-ns","Efficiency Nova Scotia","From LED lighting to clothesline kits and heat pumps, Efficiency Nova Scotia provides rebates on a wide variety of energy efficient products.
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"92035","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study (BC Hydro)","Direct investment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/studies-audits/eefs.html","/policy/british-columbia-energy-efficiency-feasibility-study-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This Program provides participants with a detailed report concerning everything needed to build a solid business case for efficiency upgrades including:
assessment of options;
estimated savings;
implementation costs.
The Program also offers business support from experts to provide knowledge and information to assist with energy efficiency upgrades. Funding of up to 100 percent, with 75 percent of study costs funded right away. The remaining 25 percent is funded if participants implement a major efficiency upgrade within 18 months. The study report can be used to apply directly for funding to implement a system upgrade under the Project Incentive Program.
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"93350","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario SaveOnEnergy Coupons","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Lighting, Appliances, Ventilation, Building end-uses, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","https://saveonenergy.ca/Consumer/Programs/Instant-Rebates.aspx","/policy/ontario-saveonenergy-coupons","Independent Electricity System Operator ","Save on Energy coupons are available to help you save on a wide range of energy-efficient products including LED bulbs, power bars with integrated timers or auto-shutoff and more.
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"93102","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Projects Structuring Initiative (Hydro Québec) ","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/affaires/efficacite-energetique/programmes/projets-dinnovation/piste/","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-projects-structuring-initiative-hydro-qu%C3%A9bec","Hydro Québec","This program offers financial assistance to test the feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of new business approaches, power-demand management or proven energy-saving technologies. To be eligible, projects must meet the following criteria:
Demonstrate or test a new technology,
new approach or new application of an existing technology
Offer potential for significant energy savings or power-demand management.
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"92359","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia End Use Assessments (BC Hydro)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Infrastructure investments, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/studies-audits/eua.html","/policy/british-columbia-end-use-assessments-bc-hydro","BCHydro","Experts are available to visit client sites to conduct a detailed analysis and assess options to improve inefficiencies. Power Smart offers 100 percent funding of the assessment (some limits apply). Funding is available for detailed energy efficiency and feasibility studies to help build a solid business case to upgrade plant and equipment systems.
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"92795","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Evaluator Tool (BC Hydro)","Codes and standards, Information and education, Regulatory instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://ew.bchydro.com/iEnergyEvaluator/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-energy-evaluator-tool-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This tool has been designed for small to medium sized businesses using less than $200,000 annually on electricity. It is available in two versions to focus on the needs of commercial and industrial customers. This tool provides an action plan and a benchmarking report (comparing a facility's energy use to similar customers).
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"92502","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Newfoundland and Labrador Residential and Commercial Rebates Program (takeCHARGE)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances, Refrigeration","https://takechargenl.ca/residential/","/policy/newfoundland-and-labrador-residential-and-commercial-rebates-program-takecharge","Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.","This program offers both in-store and mail-in rebates to residential and business customers for the purchase of energy efficient equipment and appliances.
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"92673","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Strategic Energy Management - Energy Management Assessments (BC Hydro)","","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/energy-management/ema.html","/policy/british-columbia-strategic-energy-management-energy-management-assessments-bc-hydro","","This Program offers a free energy management scorecard and shows participants how their company ranks in energy efficiency across multiple areas. The program also indicates ways to improve their company's energy efficiency. A free three-hour on-site facilitated session rates your energy management score, benchmarks your site against others in your industry and presents an action plan for energy savings.
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"91836","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Power Smart Partner - Energy Study (BC Hydro)","Advice/aid in implementation, Codes and standards, Information and education, Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/partners/energy-study.html","/policy/british-columbia-power-smart-partner-energy-study-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This Program provides a comprehensive look at a facility's energy using systems with detailed recommendations. The energy study will identify, analyze and recommend cost-effective solutions to improve inefficient systems, and increase the reliability and energy efficiency of a facility. After the energy study is complete, participants receive a report that provides detailed suggestions for improvements, and data that can be used to make informed decisions and build a solid business case. The program can investigate any energy-using system, such as lighting, mechanical or information technology, within a facility.
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"93632","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario SaveOnEnergy Heating and Cooling Program","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","https://saveonenergy.ca/Consumer/Programs/HVAC-Rebates.aspx","/policy/ontario-saveonenergy-heating-and-cooling-program","Local electric utility","This Program offers homeowners a financial incentive of $250 when an existing furnace is replaced with a high-efficiency one equipped with an electronically commutated motor. It also offers an incentive of up to $400 for the replacement of an existing central air conditioner with an ENERGY STAR qualified system.
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"92720","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","The Commercial Energy Incentive Program (Yukon)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Lighting, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","http://www.energy.gov.yk.ca/Commercial-Energy-Incentive-Program.html","/policy/commercial-energy-incentive-program-yukon","","This new incentive program directly assists Yukon apartment and condominium owners in retrofitting their buildings to improve energy performance and reduce energy consumption, costs and emissions. A second component of the program targets the overall lighting efficiency of commercial and institutional buildings by encouraging building owners to upgrade to energy efficient and long lasting LED lighting systems.
The Commercial Energy Incentive Program aims to improve energy use in multi-family dwellings and commercial buildings and make energy-efficiency upgrades in these larger buildings more accessible and affordable. This program provides incentives for:
Thermal enclosure upgrades to multi-family buildings; and,
LED lighting upgrades for commercial buildings.
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"93478","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Fridge and Freezer Pickup Program (SaveONenergy)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Voluntary approaches","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Appliances, Refrigeration","https://saveonenergy.ca","/policy/ontario-fridge-and-freezer-pickup-program-saveonenergy","Independent Electricity System Operator","This Program is designed to remove older, inefficient fridges and freezers from the electricity system.
It offers to pick up older refrigerators and freezers as well as window air conditioners and dehumidifiers from residents of Ontario for free, and fully decommission them in an environmentally friendly manner.
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"91607","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Energy Efficient Equipment Program (Gazifère)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.gazifere.com/en/your-business/gazifere-green/condensing-unit-heater/","/policy/quebec-energy-efficient-equipment-program-gazif%C3%A8re","Gazifère","This Program offers financial assistance to commercial and institutional customers for the purchase of the following energy efficient equipment:-up to $800 for a condensing unit heater with an efficiency rating of 90% or higher;- up to $100 for natural gas infrared heaters with a capacity of less than 100,000 BTU and $250 for units with a capacity equal to or greater than 100,000 BTU;- up to $100 for the installation of one or more programmable thermostats (per unit installed); - between $900 to $10,000 for the purchase or rental of a condensing boiler with an efficiency rating of 90% or better.
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"93710","2015","National","Canada","","British Columbia Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate (Fortis)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Water heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/HeatPumpWaterHeaterRebate/Pages/FortisBC-PowerSense-Heat-Pump-Program-Terms-and-Conditions.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-heat-pump-water-heater-rebate-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers homeowners a rebate of $500 when replacing their electric water heater with a qualifying heat pump model, which works by capturing warmth from the home's ambient air, using it to heat the domestic water.
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"92473","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Ozone Laundry (Enbridge)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Other, Industry end-uses","https://www.enbridgegas.com/businesses/energy-management/commercial/incentives-and-services/ozone-laundry.aspx","/policy/ontario-ozone-laundry-enbridge","Enbridge Gas Distribution","This Program offers a financial incentive for the installation of an ozone laundry system (piece of equipment that is added on to an existing commercial washing machine) in a facility. The advantages of such a system include reducing hot water consumption by up to 85%, reducing water use by up to 30% and reducing chemical use by 10%.
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"93325","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Studies & Audits - Customer Site Investigation (BC Hydro)","Advice/aid in implementation, Fiscal/financial incentives, Information and education, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/studies-audits/csi.html","/policy/british-columbia-energy-studies-audits-customer-site-investigation-bc-hydro","BCHydro","Provides a free expert energy assessment of a facility to find where the energy is currently going and which systems present the best opportunities to save energy. Once a participant's application is approved, an expert is assigned to review the facility's energy consumption, identify inefficiencies and opportunities and summarize recommendations in a report. A consumption analysis is then produced and recommendations are provided for low-cost or no-cost measures that can be quickly put into action to save right away.
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"93107","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Power Rebates Program (NB Power)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances, Refrigeration","http://www.nbpower.com/en/smart-habits/rebates","/policy/new-brunswick-power-rebates-program-nb-power","NB Power","This program provides information on energy-efficient products that are designed to reduce energy use and costs. It also offers a number of rebates for the following equipment:
- Ductless Heat Pumps: $500 for the purchase of efficient, cold climate ductless heat pump;
- ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators: $50 rebate fpr eligible refrigerators;
- CEE tier 3 clothes washers: $75 on CEE Tier 3 clothes washers.
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"93680","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Blue Heating Rebate (Gaz Métro)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.gazmetro.com/en/residential/grants/new-customers/hot-water-boiler/","/policy/quebec-blue-heating-rebate-gaz-m%C3%A9tro","Gaz Métro","This program offers a rebate of $1,250 to customers who convert their oil-fired system to a new natural gas one.
","","","","","$472,000 (2015)","","","",""
"92893","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Strategic Energy Management - Industrial Energy Manager (BC Hydro)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/energy-management/iem.html","/policy/british-columbia-strategic-energy-management-industrial-energy-manager-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This Program provides advanced funding to hire an energy manager to develop and implement a Strategic Energy Management Plan. The Program includes:
Up to 75 percent salary funding for 2 years;
100 percent of the cost for management coaching;
100 percent funding for required training for energy managers;
100 percent funding for the full cost of an on-site Energy Management Assessment;]
A fully-funded workshop to facilitate creation of a customized plan;
100 percent funding for an Employee Awareness Planning workshop and funding of employee engagement activities including training and awareness events.
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"92182","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Saskatchewan Refrigerator Recycling Program (SaskPower)","Voluntary approaches","Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Appliances, Refrigeration, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/save-power-at-home/power-saving-tips-and-programs/large-appliances/refrigerator-recycling-program/","/policy/saskatchewan-refrigerator-recycling-program-saskpower","SaskPower","This Program is designed to remove older, inefficient fridges and freezers from the electricity system. It offers to pick up older refrigerators and freezers from residents of Saskatchewan, and fully decommission them in an environmentally friendly manner.
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"92938","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Plant-Wide Audit (BC Hydro)","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/studies-audits/pwa.html","/policy/british-columbia-plant-wide-audit-bc-hydro","BCHydro","The program provides and energy audit to determine major areas of power consumption and identifies opportunities to save energy. It offers funding up to 100 per cent of the assessment cost, a consumption analysis and an energy plan.
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"92353","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nunavut Green Purchasing Policy","Regulatory instruments, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.energy.gov.nu.ca/en/initiatives.aspx","/policy/nunavut-green-purchasing-policy","Government of Nunavut","The Green Procurement Policy is being developed to mandate the purchase of Energy Star Rated equipment, which is 10% to 35% more energy efficient than existing equipment. This will directly contribute to the GN’s energy savings targets under Ikummatiit and to the energy savings in leased and private buildings. The Government of Nunavut is reviewing costs and benefits of incorporating environmental costs into its purchasing decisions.
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"92586","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Appliance Meter Lending Program (NB Power)","Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.nbpower.com/en/smart-habits/tools/appliance-meters","/policy/new-brunswick-appliance-meter-lending-program-nb-power","NB Power","NB Power and the New Brunswick Public Library Service offer appliance energy meters that measure how much energy appliances use. Homeowners can borrow the meters, free of charge, from any public library or bookmobile. The meter monitors how much energy the appliances in a home use over a period of time. That information can be used to identify ways to use less energy.
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"91872","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Commercial HVAC Program (SaskEnergy/SaskPower)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskenergy.com/business/hvac.asp","/policy/commercial-hvac-program-saskenergysaskpower","SaskEnergy/SaskPower","The Commercial HVAC Program, funded by SaskEnergy and SaskPower, offers financial incentives to small and medium sized businesses for installing or upgrading to high efficiencey natural gas furnaces, boilers, roof top units, unit heaters and infrared heaters. Incentives are based on the type, size, and number of units installed.
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"93174","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nova Scotia Strategic Energy Management ","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.efficiencyns.ca/","/policy/nova-scotia-strategic-energy-management","Efficiency Nova Scotia ","Strategic Energy Management (SEM) provides organizations with a structured approach for implementing energy management practices within the organization. SEM includes facilitated training, energy management assessments, energy scans and mapping, performance monitoring and reporting tools, employee engagement activities and creating a Strategic Energy Management Plan.
SEM focuses on business practice change, affecting organizational culture and improving organizational capacity to successfully reduce energy waste and improve energy performance over time. SEM impacts energy consumption through operational and behaviour change and achieves greater savings from capital projects. It has helped organizations reduce energy use by 5 - 15 per cent or more.
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"91795","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Plug In BC Program","Information and education","","","","","/policy/british-columbia-plug-bc-program","British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines ","Plug In BC is an initiative co-chaired by the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines and BC Hydro to lay the groundwork for plug-in electric vehicles and related electric charging infrastructure in British Columbia.
Plug In BC focuses efforts along 5 main themes:
Vehicle deployment
Charging infrastructure
Policy development
Research
Outreach
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"93265","2015","City/Municipal","Canada","","Smart Thermostat Rebates (Hydro Ottawa)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling","https://hydroottawa.com/save-energy/residential/smartrebates","/policy/smart-thermostat-rebates-hydro-ottawa","Hydro Ottawa","This Program offers a rebate of up to $150 on a Smart Thermostat, allowing the homeowner to control their home’s heating and cooling from anywhere.
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"92477","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Electrcity Initiatives","Procurement, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/alberta-electrcity-initiatives","Government of Alberta and AESO","On November 22, 2015, Alberta announced its climate leadership plan. The plan states that:
• Alberta will phase out all coal-fired electricity generation in the province by 2030. • Approximately 1/3 of this capacity will be replaced with natural gas, and 2/3 with renewables (up to 30% of Alberta’s total production). • In the interim, Alberta will impose a carbon tax of $20 a tonne in 2017, $30 a tonne in 2018, and increasing in real terms after that. For the electricity sector, this will apply to coal-fired emissions above what Alberta’s cleanest natural gas-fired plan would emit for the same amount of electricity production.
In November, 2016, the Government of Alberta announced the first competition for new renewable energy development will begin in early 2017 with the successful bidders awarded at the end of 2017. It will be for up to 400 MW of renewable energy. The Government of Alberta also announced major changes to the electricity system. This includes:• An electricity price ceiling of 6.8 cents/KWh from June 2017 until June 2021• Partial re-regulation of the Alberta energy market (details TBA)• Introduction of a capacity market (paired with the existing generation market), to encourage development of renewable generation. The market will be in place by 2021.• Plan to introduce Bill 34, the Electric Utilities Amendment Act, would allow the Balancing Pool to borrow money from the province to manage its funding obligations. This change, in conjunction with Ministerial Orders that allow the Balancing Pool to smooth price volatility over a longer period of time, would support electricity costs remaining low and stable.
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"91564","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Power Appliance Calculator (NB Power)","Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Cooking, Clothes washing, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.nbpower.com/Open/Calculator.aspx","/policy/new-brunswick-power-appliance-calculator-nb-power","NB Power","Appliances and lighting can account for almost 20% of an average family’s annual energy use. With the NB Power Appliance Calculator, consumers can learn how much energy each device uses to better manage their energy use and save money on their bills.
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"92912","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Power Smart Partner - Recognition (BC Hydro)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/partners/recognition.html","/policy/british-columbia-power-smart-partner-recognition-bc-hydro","BCHydro","Organizations that sign a conservation pledge are designated as a Power Smart Partner and are eligible to earn conservation credits. Organizations then accumulate credits over a two year window, with top earners receiving additional recognition benefits.
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"92246","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nova Scotia Incentives for Custom Projects in Energy Efficiency","Fiscal/financial incentives, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Information and education","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.efficiencyns.ca/energy-solutions/custom-projects/","/policy/nova-scotia-incentives-custom-projects-energy-efficiency","Efficiency Nova Scotia","Efficiency NS offers technical assistance, financial incentives and financing to offset the cost of engineering studies, energy efficient equipment and installation for customized projects. Eligible facilities typically have a peak electrical demand of 50 kW per month or higher.
Custom projects include, but are not limited to:
Compressed Air Equipment,
Motors and Variable Speed Drives,
Refrigeration,
Lighting Design or Redesign,
Heating, Cooling and Ventilation (HVAC),
Cogeneration
Incentive amounts are determined on a project-by-project basis and vary depending on the size of the project, energy saving effectiveness of the measure, equipment involved and the financial need of your organization.
Funding Options:
50% of the cost of a Scoping Study to a maximum of $1,000
100% of the cost of a Feasibility Study to a maximum of $15,000 (pre-approval required)
Implementation incentives are the lesser of 50% of eligible project costs
The funding amount for the project to meet your required payback
The custom yearly budgeted $/kWh-saved
Interest-free, multi-year financing for remaining project costs
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"92122","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Farming Products Program","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Other","http://www.hydroquebec.com/business/energy-efficiency/programs/efficient-farming-products-program/","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-farming-products-program","Hydro-Québec Distribution","This Program offers rebates on the purchase and installation of lighting products and more efficient farm equipment.
The Program has five components:
Lighting;
Heat pads;
Piglet warmers;
Fans;
Plate heat exchangers.
","","","","","$2 million (all efficient products)","","","",""
"92772","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Implementation Incentive for Energy Efficiency Measures for Gas (GazMétro)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.grandesentreprises.gazmetro.com/grandeentreprise/efficaciteenergetique/en/html/655_en.aspx?culture=en-ca","/policy/quebec-implementation-incentive-energy-efficiency-measures-gas-gazm%C3%A9tro","GazMétro","You can receive up to $175,000 in financial assistance per building served by natural gas when you implement energy efficiency measures. Here are a few examples of measures which may be eligible for financial assistance:
addition of controls on ventilation or heating systems or on a process;
heat recovery on a ventilation system, on combustion products from a furnace or boiler, or from drain water;
optimization of a combustion system; insulation on the pipes of a warm water or steam heating system.
","","","","","$0.25 per cubic meter of natural gas saved for the first year following the implementation of an energy efficiency measure.","","","",""
"93112","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Industrial Systems Energy Efficiency Program (Hydro Quebec)","Auditing, Fiscal/financial incentives, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/business/energy-efficiency/programs/industrial-systems-program/ ","/policy/quebec-industrial-systems-energy-efficiency-program-hydro-quebec","Hydro-Québec Distribution","This Program offers a wide range of measures and financial incentives to make industrial facilities, processes and electromechanical systems more energy-efficient. It includes the following components:
electricity consumption analysis;
continuous measurement and electricity management;
prescriptive measures; retrofit;
new plant;
expansion or addition of production lines;
and technology demonstration.
","","","","","$27 Million (2015)","","","",""
"92030","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Development and Technical Assistance Program, DATECH (Gaz Métro)","Direct investment, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","","http://www.gazmetro.com/en/business/customer-centre/contact-us/groupe-datech/","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-development-and-technical-assistance-program-datech-gaz-m%C3%A9tro","Gaz Métro ","This Program offers companies the best solutions and the most productive technological opportunities to improve their energy efficiency and performance.
Services provided include:
setting up an energy budget to assess available savings;
research and assessment of the most productive gas technologies;
feasibility study and assessment of a new installation.
","","","","","$2 million (2015)
Up to $20,000 (analysis) and $175,000 (implementation)","","","",""
"92200","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nova Scotia Business Energy Rebates Program (Efficiency NS)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.efficiencyns.ca/energy-solutions/business-energy-rebates/","/policy/nova-scotia-business-energy-rebates-program-efficiency-ns","Efficiency Nova Scotia","Efficiency Nova Scotia offers both in-store and mail-in rebates for energy efficient equipment in a business, non-profit or institutional setting. The following products are included: agriculture, lighting, refrigeration, laundry, kitchen, compressed air, central heating and cooling (HVAC), IT and datacenters, motors and variable speed drives (VSDs), water heating, and solar thermal. Products installed in common areas of apartment and condo buildings are also eligible for rebates.
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"93145","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Strategic Energy Management - Employee Awareness (BC Hydro)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/energy-management/ea.html","/policy/british-columbia-strategic-energy-management-employee-awareness-bc-hydro","BCHydro","Power Smart provides a range of resources designed to encourage employee awareness around energy efficiency. There are a number of measures in place to help energy managers deliver on Workplace Conservation Awareness:
100 per cent funding for a customized on-site planning workshop;
Generous funding for engagement initiatives including training and awareness events - with on-site assistance from our Community Outreach Team;
Funding towards sustainable giveaways for employees.
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"93301","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Showerhead Rebate Program (Enbridge)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","https://www.enbridgegas.com/businesses/energy-management/commercial/incentives-and-services/showerhead-rebate-program.aspx","/policy/ontario-showerhead-rebate-program-enbridge","Enbridge Gas Distribution","This Program offers commercial multi-residential customers a rebate for each standard showerhead of 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm) or greater that is replaced with an energy-efficient showerhead of 1.5 gpm or less. The customer incentive amounts to $6/showerhead.
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"92172","2015","National","Canada","","Green Municipal Fund (GMF)
","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.fcm.ca/home/programs/green-municipal-fund.htm","/policy/green-municipal-fund-gmf","Federation of Canadian Municipalities","Through the Green Municipal Fund, funding and expertise are offered to municipal governments and their partners for municipal environmental projects, in particular retrofits and new construction projects aimed at energy efficiency. Municipalities are encouraged to consider Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)® certification as they undertake building projects.
For retrofits, projects must demonstrate the potential to reduce energy consumption by at least 30% compared to current performance. A minimum of 20% of these energy savings must come from energy efficiency measures and the remainder may come from renewable energy production (e.g. production of wind and solar energy).
For new construction, projects must demonstrate an anticipated reduction in design energy consumption of at least 45% compared to the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2011. A minimum of 30% of these energy savings must come from energy efficiency measures and the remainder may come from renewable energy production.
","","","","","$500 million","","","",""
"93734","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Sustainable Communities Program (BC Hydro)","Direct investment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/sustainable-communities.html","/policy/british-columbia-sustainable-communities-program-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This Program helps local governments meet the challenges of energy and GHG reductions by providing a range of services, including:
Funding to hire an energy manager;
Expertise and funding to develop the Community Energy and Emissions Plan;
Expertise and funding to facilitate a workshop;
Funding for energy experts to participate on the multi-disciplinary planning team and to provide data compilation, analysis and recommendations;
Funding to hire internship or student positions to help increase energy literacy, electricity savings and broader benefits to community;
Funding to jump start a project that will lead to electricity savings
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"92355","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Energy Star Loan Program (SaskEnergy/SaskPower)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances, Refrigeration","http://www.saskenergy.com/residential/appliancefinancing.asp","/policy/energy-star-loan-program-saskenergysaskpower","SaskEnergy","The ENERGY STAR Loan Program runs from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 and offers customers financing at Prime +2% (OAC) on the purchase and installation of eligible ENERGY STAR certified equipment.
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"93532","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Technology and Business Demonstration (Hydro Québec)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/business/energy-efficiency/programs/technology-business-demonstration/admission/","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-technology-and-business-demonstration-hydro-qu%C3%A9bec","Hydro-Québec Distribution","Hydro-Québec offers financial support to test the technical and commercial viability of innovative energy-saving or power-demand optimization measures. It will pay 50 percent of the total cost of an approved project, up to $300,000.
Demonstration projects that meet these criteria will be considered:
New technology, new approach or new application of an existing technology;
Potential for considerable energy savings or power-demand optimization;
Good potential to penetrate the Québec market.
","","","","","$10 million (2015)","","","",""
"93702","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Feasibility Studies and Energy Simulations for Energy Efficiency (Gaz Métro)
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial processes, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.grandesentreprises.gazmetro.com/grandeentreprise/efficaciteenergetique/en/HTML/32916_en.aspx?culture=en-ca","/policy/quebec-feasibility-studies-and-energy-simulations-energy-efficiency-gaz-m%C3%A9tro","Gaz Métro","This program deals exclusively with feasibility studies designed to encourage clients to engage the services of specialists or to use their qualified in-house resources to determine energy efficiency opportunities as they relate to natural gas, and to suggest means of exploiting those opportunities. This program is available only to major accounts clients.
The general study allows for the analysis of energy efficiency measures for natural gas appliances serving energy needs (heating, manufacturing processes, water-heating systems).
The specific study allows for more detailed analysis to complement a general study. This option is only available to study major projects dealing primarily with the use of natural gas for manufacturing processes.
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"93286","2015","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Power Smart Partner - Workplace Conservation Awareness (BC Hydro)","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/workplace-conservation.html?WT.mc_id=rd_oldworkplaceconservationawareness","/policy/british-columbia-power-smart-partner-workplace-conservation-awareness-bc-hydro","BCHydro","This Program provides steps to help participants build their own Power Smart Employee Energy Awareness program. The approach is focused on a defined internal-based target audience. These tools assist organizations by supplying materials that promotes energy conservation within an office environment.
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"92041","2015","National","Chile","","Energy Management Systems Programme for Industry","Information and education","Industry","","","http://guiaiso50001.cl/","/policy/energy-management-systems-programme-industry","Energy Efficiency Agency (AChEE)","The AChEE has a dedicated Energy Management System programme to support gap analyses and implementation plans for energy management systems, implementation and certification of the systems, support during the certification process, and monitoring of energy performance operation and impact of the energy management systems. By November 2017, around 50 industrial installations have a certified energy management system and some case studies are highlighted in the AChEE’s dedicated online platform.
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"91768","2015","National","Chile","","National Energy Policy 2050 ","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.energia2050.cl/uploads/libros/energy2050.pdf","/policy/national-energy-policy-2050","Ministry of Energy","in 2015, the Ministry of Energy published the National Energy Policy 2050 which includes a broad set of energy efficiency goals for 2035 and 2050, including:
2035:
Consolidated Energy Services Company (ESCO) market in the public and private sectors
Industry and transport use energy efficiently and are supported by energy management systems
70% of the main categories of appliances and equipment sold in the market are considered efficient
All procurement of public passenger transport vehicles must include energy efficiency criteria as part of the evaluation.
100% of new public and residential buildings apply OECD standards for efficient buildings.
2050:
Chile is an exporter of energy efficiency services
Energy consumption is decoupled from gross domestic product
The industry and transport sectors become regional models of energy efficiency
100% of the main categories of appliances and equipment sold in the market are efficient
100% of new buildings apply OECD standards for efficient buildings and have smart energy management and control systems.
Chile adopts the highest international standards for energy efficiency for road, air, water and railway modes of transport.
Bicycles representing at least 10% of modal shares in small and medium sized cities.
Rail transport representing at least 15% for freight transport.
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"91879","2015","National","China","","Energy Efficiency Leader Scheme ","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n12843926/n13917012/16400095.html","/policy/energy-efficiency-leader-scheme","National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Energy Administration, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine","The program aims to set up a long-term mechanism to incentivise energy-efficient “leaders”—i.e., manufacturers and brands that exceed specific energy-efficiency benchmarks set by the China Energy Label. It is expected that the government will regularly update the categories of most energy-efficient end-use appliances, most energy-efficient firms in high energy intensive industries, and most energy-efficient public institutions. The scheme involves seven Chinese government agencies, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
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"93179","2015","National","Germany","","Compulsory energy efficiency audits in large companies","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/energie_audit/index.html ","/policy/compulsory-energy-efficiency-audits-large-companies","Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control","According to the energy services act, companies that are no SME in the sense of the Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises [Official Journal L 124 of 20.05.2003] are obliged to carry out regular energy audits done by a qualified expert.
The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control will carry out random samples to check whether companies comply with this obligation and can award penalties. Companies that have an ISO 50001 certified energy management system or an EMAS environmental management system are exempted from the obligation. The provisions have been created by an amendmend of the energy services act to implement Article 8 of the European Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU in domestic law.
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"91605","2015","National","Germany","","Grants for consulting on Energy Performance Contracts","Direct investment, Economic instruments","Industry","","Existing buildings, Industrial processes, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/contracting_beratungen/index.html","/policy/grants-consulting-energy-performance-contracts","Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control","Municipalities, municipal companies, recognized religious communities as well as SMEs can obtain grants for consulting on as Energy Performance Contracts. Grants are available for initial consulting, consulting on the implementation of energy performance contracting and on tender proceedings for ESPCs.
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"93770","2015","National","Germany","","Energy Efficiency Networks Initiative (Initiative Energieeffizienz-Netzwerke)
","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Voluntary approaches, Voluntary approaches","Multi-sector, Industry","","","www.effizienznetzwerke.org","/policy/energy-efficiency-networks-initiative-initiative-energieeffizienz-netzwerke","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","As part of the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency (NAPE), the German Federal Government and 21 industry associations have founded the Energy Efficiency Networks Initiative.
The Federal Government has the goal to reach an agreement with 20 business, industry and trade associations on establishing 500 energy efficiency networks until the year 2020 (with 8-15 companies per network). Energy efficiency networks offer company experts a structured exchange of experiences with energy efficiency projects. The process begins with an assessment of energy efficiency potentials within the participating companies. In this regard, energy efficiency networks are a particularly suitable instrument for companies who are under an obligation to perform an energy audit (Art. 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive). With the support of external energy consultants, company in-house experts use the results of audits to plan and implement investments in energy efficiency.
Starting point is an assessment of efficiency potentials (energy audit) within the participating companies, followed by the setting of a common energy efficiency goal for the network.
After the initial assessment companies set a specific efficiency goal for themselves (e.g. reducing energy consumption by a certain percentage) as well as a common efficiency goal for the respective network. Over the course of the network operation (generally 3-4 years), the participants meet regularly in workshops and on-site consultations.
Experience with energy efficiency networks in Germany has shown that participation in a network results in motivational and organizational benefits for companies. Companies that participated in a pilot project with 30 networks achieved on average an energy consumption reduction of 10 per cent over a 4-5 year network process.
So far mainly companies of medium size from manufacturing industries have participated in energy efficiency networks . The Energy Efficiency Networks Initiative aims at mobilizing companies of all sizes and from several sectors, including trade and commerce.
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"91623","2015","National","Germany","","KfW Energy Efficiency Programme ? Energy-efficient construction and retrofitting","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/kfw-energy-efficiency-programme-energy-efficient-construction-and-retrofitting","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy","Funding for the retrofitting of non-residential buildings used for commercial purposes to the standards of the type 70 or type 100 KfW Efficiency House, or the Listed Efficiency House, or for individual measures is available, and takes the form of low-interest loans awarded in conjunction with payment grants amounting to 5.0% to 17,5%. The construction of new type 55 or type 70 KfW Efficiency Houses is eligible for funding by means of a low-interest loan. For type 55 Efficiency Houses, this comes with an additional payment grant covering 5% of the cost.
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"91834","2015","National","Hungary","","National Building Energy Strategy 2015 - 2020
","","","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.kormany.hu/download/d/85/40000/Nemzeti%20E?pu?letenergetikai%20Strate?gia%20150225.pdf","/policy/national-building-energy-strategy-2015-2020","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","The main topics of the Strategy:
EU and international environment
National policy background
The energy situation of domestic buildings
Refurbishment versions
The strategic vision, priorities and goals
Toolkit
Financial and employment benefit of the implementation
Monitoring
Annexes
The 2015 - 2020 primary energy saving targets (PJ/a) by buildings in the Strategy:
Residential and public buildings refurbishment: 40 PJ/a
Enterprises buildings refurbishment: 4 PJ/a
Other energy savings in buildings 5 PJ/a TOTAL 49 PJ/a.
The strategy includes a detailed action plan for the government between the period 2015-17 in the following tasks:
Achieve energy savings in existing buildings
Standards for new buildings and building renovations
Research, development, dissemination, innovation, knowledge, training, information.
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"91912","2015","National","Hungary","","Introducing a new energy audit obligations for the large enterprises and public institutions before their ESCO contracts","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.mekh.hu/energiahatekonysag","/policy/introducing-new-energy-audit-obligations-large-enterprises-and-public-institutions-their-esco","Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)","According to the Act on SME's, every company which is not qualified as an SME enterprise is obliged to carry out a complex energy audit every 4 years in accordance with the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
Some specific characteristics of the Hungarian legislation are:
(1) Authority (Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority) and other public bodies to the task voluntarily (intermediate bodies) collectively provide the control and registration function.
(2) The intermediate organizations (for instance, the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers) would assist auditors to pass the compulsory exams by organizing the exams and holding direct communication with them. The Authority body would decide , based on an individual decision, on the energy auditing licensing for auditors.
(3) The registered energy auditor has to be an MSc. graduated engineer in field of energy. The graduated has to have 5 years of engineering experience and would have to pass the auditor exam.
(4) Authority may check and sanction the companies, the auditors, the registration bodies and the qualities of the energy audits.
(5) Exemptions from the obligation: the existence of ISO 50001 certification or by linked enterprises to be lower consumption than 5% of the biggest consumption of a company within the company group.
(6) The quality of own energy inspection by ISO 50001 is not verified and not sanctioned by the authority. The existence of an ISO 50001 certificate is sufficient criteria to get existence. So it is consciously encouraging the adoption of the ISO 50001
(7) The owners of the buildings fundamentally obliged, but jointly and severally tenant also would be obliged if it had more than 50% leased part in the building.
Additional new requirement that public institutions are also required to be made energy audits before the conclusion of an ESCO agreement.
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"91928","2015","National","Hungary","","Building energy requirements according to the (20/2014 (III.7.) Ministry of Interior (BM) Regulation","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","","/policy/building-energy-requirements-according-202014-iii7-ministry-interior-bm-regulation","Prime Minister's Office","Stricter standard regulations must be used for any significant refurbishment with EU or national support, and for new building construction or major renovations.
The U-values are stricter for example for facade walls: the old value is 0.45 W/m2 K, the new value is 0.24 W/m2 K; for windows with glass: the old value is 1.6 W/m2 K, the new value is 1.15 W/m2 K, for flat roofs the old value is 0.25 W/m2 K , the new value is 0.17 W/m2 K, and so on. (22 U-values are defined).
The cumulative primary energy performance is also stricter. The primary energy conversion factor for district heated buildings also changes, so the CHP origin of the district heating could be evaluated also by labelling of buildings, if the CHP ratio is more then 50%.
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"92598","2015","National","Hungary","","Energy Efficiency subsidies for public and local governmental buildings","Direct investment, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.palyazat.gov.hu/","/policy/energy-efficiency-subsidies-public-and-local-governmental-buildings","Ministry of National Development","Unlikely the previous years, there has been a strategic change in the government policy regarding public sector and municipal buildings refurbishment. The main purposes are: (1) Eliminate or minimize the own resources by the public sector and the local government sector; (2) Avoid the non-eligible success fee type costs. (which earlier could reach 5 - 10% / project); (3) Reduce the risk of the success of the proposal to avoid unnecessary costs; (4) Improve cost-efficiency by avoiding the excessive costs in the feasibility studies. Thus, already in 2015, they appeared in subsidies where the subsidy rate is 100%, but the eligible projects are defined by specific legislation.
In 2015, the KEOP-2015-5.7.0 (Building energy development of Public buildings measure) had a budget of HUF 150 million and 100% support intensity. Supporting entities and projects had been decided according to the decree 1290/2015 (V.5) No. 1. Annex that the maximum support would be EUR 150 million/project. Normally, those activities can be supported to ensure required levels for a building envelope constructions (U values) achieve: e.g.: front wall (0.24 W / m2K, flat roof 0.17 W / m2K, glazing 1.00 W / m2K, wood or PVC window 1.15 W / m2K; etc.
The support of energy efficiency projects are expected to be mainly provided from two EU-Hungary co-financed programs (KEHOP, TOP) between 2016 - 2020. The TOP (Regional development Operational Programme) selection of projects is based on a multi-stage process, in which, a key element is produced by the county governments development plans and the concepts in which are already made in 2014. The KEHOP is managed by Ministry of National Development and the TOP is managed by the Prime Minister's Office.
","","","","","Co-financed with EU funds and national sources (ENVIRONMENTAL and ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (KEHOP) and the Regional development Operational Programme)","","","",""
"92260","2015","National","Hungary","","Complex strategy development and state legal decisions for improving energy efficiency in 2015","Information provision, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://www.complex.hu/kzldat/o15h0005.htm/o15h0005.htm#kagy2","/policy/complex-strategy-development-and-state-legal-decisions-improving-energy-efficiency-2015","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","1. 5/2015. (III. 20) Parliament Decision amendment of the 77/2011. (X. 14) Parliamentary Decree on the National Energy Strategy: The government has new obligations to review every two years and update, if necessary, the forecasts on energy demands in the Energy Strategy and to arrange its publication.
2. 1160/2015. (III. 20) Government Decision on the update of energy consumption forecasts under the National Energy Strategy:
2012
2020
2030
Unit, PJ/a
BAU
joint efforts
BAU
joint efforts
Primary energy consumption
992
1101
1009
1217
1028
End use energy consumption
677
766
693
840
692
3. 1261/2015. (IV. 30) Government Decision on the adoption of the Hungarian National Reform Programme 2015: In line with the European 2020 Strategy in which it was announced a new national energy efficiency target: 92 PJ primary energy savings, which means 73 PJ final energy consumption savings.
4. 27/2015. (VI. 17) Parliament Decision on the National Environmental Programme for the period of 2015-2020: The main goals of the Programme related to energy efficiency are: (1) in the next period - in the context of climate change - must pay particular attention that the increase in income does not increase the household energy consumption simultaneously. (2) To develop an efficient, green and competitive economy. (3) To achieve a 10% overall energy savings based on environmental considerations. (4) To reduce the motorized traffic transportation needs, and facilitate the personal, non-motorized forms of transport. (5) To reach a greener the tax system with reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies. The Government presents the summary report to the Parliament in every two years.
5. 1487/2015. (VII. 21) Government Decision on legislative tasks related to the Jedlik Ányos Plan: The Jedlik Ányos Plan aims to promote the domestic spread of electro mobility. The main measures of ongoing planning, preparation-type tasks with several ministries and regulatory co-operation, for example: (1) Planning the deployment of charging infrastructure. (2) To develop the measurements and accounting system for electricity used to charge the vehicles (3) to ensure the operation of household charging appliances (4) Establishing direct and indirect-tax incentives, so on.
6. 1487/2015. (VII. 21) Government Decision on the Energy and Climate Awareness Raising Action Plan: The purpose of the Action Plan is to spread the awareness of energy and climate. Therefore, the Plan of Action accordingly identifies the achievable within a short time - the majority by 2020 - governmental measures which are capable of significantly to contribute to changing attitudes towards climate change and energy efficiency. It concerned the following five main areas: (1) energy efficiency and energy conservation; (2) renewable energy use; (3) transport energy saving and reduction on emission; (4) a resource-efficient and low-carbon-intensity of economic and social structures; (5) accommodation.
7. 1601/2015. (IX. 8) Government Decision on the III. Hungarian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan: This action plan is a general report based on the requirements from the 2012/27 EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). This is a complex strategy about the energy efficiency situation in Hungary and the main directions of development and the proposed measures relating to the transposition of EED.
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"92725","2015","National","Hungary","","New obligation to provide information and to give awareness-raising by the energy regulator","Information provision, Information and education","Data centre, Multi-sector, Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Industrial processes, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","Under construction ","/policy/new-obligation-provide-information-and-give-awareness-raising-energy-regulator","Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority","The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority is obligated to provide public information about energy efficiency by a state-owned website. The energy consumers and market participants must be informed on energy efficiency and energy saving methods, as well as financial and legal frameworks related to energy efficiency.
Information subjects:
a) Legislations related to energy efficiency; b) Energy efficiency services, financing of investments and financial instruments available to support; c) To improve energy efficiency information about awareness-raising and trainings; d) Practices on energy efficiency, energy efficiency behaviour patterns; e) Energy efficiency service contracts; f) The application of energy efficiency-based contracts; g) Certification schemes of the energy efficiency service providers, international best practice examples; h) financial institutions on energy efficiency services; i) energy labelling schemes for energy providers and products.
The target groups for information:
a) the population; b) businesses; c) construction professionals, engineers, planners, energy specialists; d) financial institutions; e) energy efficiency services; f) public institutions.
Furthermore, it should be given information to the small and medium enterprises as well as to the residential sector about the energy audit and the benefits associated with conducting energy audits.
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"93545","2015","National","Hungary","","Energy Efficiency subsidies for residential EE purposes","Direct investment, Market-based instruments, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Unilateral commitments (private sector), Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Voluntary approaches, Voluntary approaches","","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.complex.hu/kzldat/t1500095.htm/t1500095.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-subsidies-residential-ee-purposes","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","This policy counts with three main sources: EU structural subsidies, state revenues from the EU Emission Trading System related and the state budget law. The EU support for residential sector will be available by the Environment and Energy Efficiency Operative Programme KEHOP (KÖRNYEZETI ÉS ENERGIAHATÉKONYSÁGI OPERATÍV PROGRAM), which is a Co-Financed program by EU Funds and national sources. According to the new decision of the government, the programs will be available only from KEHOP supported energy efficiency funds with repayable support.
Against all, this is the earlier usual non-repayable support and will be a significant and, probably, a positive effect, because only minimum own resource will only need. The amount of available KEHOP resources is 100 billion HUF which will be available between 2015-2020. The Green Economy Financial System (ZFR) managed by the Ministry of National Development, which is mainly used for energy efficiency purposes in the residential sector. The ZFR get support from the state budget. In 2015, the financial support was 654,5 million HUF from the Building Energy Efficiency indicated target and 4 886,3 million HUF from the ZFR indicated target. This sources increased with 25% of the state revenue of the EU Emission Trading Systems according to the new act. During 2015, the following programs were implemented:
ZFR-TH / 2015 Modernization program of apartment buildings within 10 billion HUF (non-repayable support). The subsidy depends on the verified saved carbon dioxide unit and it could be between 750 - 950 HUF / CO2 kg. Replacement of windows and doors, insulation and the combination of refurbishment with renewable energy source are highly supported.
MGCS/15 Large household appliances (washing machine) replacing action with 500 million HUF financial support by replacing household appliances wtih a minimum of 10% energy savings, or a minimum of 20 kg / year CO2 savings is required to be achieve. The maximum grant is 50% non-refundable, but this maximum is depend on the class of the machine (by A+ class is 25,000 HUF / appliances, by A ++ class is 40,000 HUF / appliances and by A +++ class 45,000 Ft / appliances).
A new element was the voluntary agreement with commercial banks. According to the contract in 2015 with the Erste Bank Hungary, the bank is required to start a new Energy Efficiency Loan Program with 100 million euros worth between 2016-2018. In addition, the Ministry of National Economy manage more residential housing modernization support programs. The purpose is not only energy efficiency but also the overall renovation of buildings.
One of the main targets is to help more young families to get the first home as well as those families with more children. However some key objectives such as the accessibility and energy efficiency is also displayed. The achievable subsidy is basically an interest subsidy with 5 year duration. The subsidy is 50% of the government bond yield.
There is another popular operating public support which is an additional support by own savings for housing purposes. In this context, it is necessary to open a special savings account and take a regular voluntary payment at least 4 years (and for 10 years maximum) in a commercial bank . The government would provide an additional payment (+30%, but maximum 72,000 HUF/year) to this account every year. So if the monthly payment is 20,000 HUF, the guaranteed rate of return can be achieved 12.72%. This saving can be used for any other cost related to housing, including energy efficiency purposes or buying new home, so on. One person at a time can have one special account, but within a family, every person (parents and the children) can have their own special account. It is freely allowed to use more contracts by one project. Another useful possibility is that the employer can provide tax-free support to its staff members for residential purposes in the cafeteria system.
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"93165","2015","National","Indonesia","","The Appointment of Accreditation Agency in order to Impelementing and Monitoring The Mandatory SNI (Ministerial Regulation No. 13/M-IND/PER/1/2015) ","Regulatory instruments","Industry, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://regulasi.kemenperin.go.id/site/baca_peraturan/1948","/policy/appointment-accreditation-agency-order-impelementing-and-monitoring-mandatory-sni-ministerial","Ministry of Industry","Through this regulation, the minister appointed accredited institutions and testing laboratories to implement and monitor mandatory SNIs.
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"93073","2015","National","Indonesia","","Guidelines in Making The Green Industry Standard (Ministerial Regulation No.51/2015 )","Regulatory instruments","Industry, Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://regulasi.kemenperin.go.id/site/baca_peraturan/2053","/policy/guidelines-making-green-industry-standard-ministerial-regulation-no512015","Ministry of Industry","The Technical Team (in which will be formed by one of the DG's within the ministry) will carry the task to make the guidelines according to the attachment of this regulation. The guidelines will provide especifications about how to write it and doing the coding procedures for the green industry standard.
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"92857","2015","National","Indonesia","","Emission Quality Standard for New Vehicle L3 Category (Ministerial Regulation No.23/2012)","Regulatory instruments","Transport","","","http://jdih.menlh.go.id/pdf/ind/IND-PUU-7-2012-Permen%20LH%2023%20th%202012%20Rev%20L3.pdf","/policy/emission-quality-standard-new-vehicle-l3-category-ministerial-regulation-no232012","Ministry of Environment","It is an quality emission standard for motorcycles with 50 cc or above. The testing methodology ""I"" uses UN Regulation 40 and EU Directive 2002/51/EC as well as WMTC (Worldwide Harmonized Motorcycle Emissions Certification Procedure).
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"91809","2015","National","Indonesia","","Labelling for Ballasted Lamp","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards","","","Building end-uses, Lighting","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%2018%20Tahun%202014.pdf ","/policy/labelling-ballasted-lamp","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","The labelling for ballasted lamps has been effective since June 2015, or, 12 months after the Ministerial Regulation No. 18/2014 was enacted.
It has been designed to provide information about the lighting quality to the public by showing star sign rating in order to promote energy savings.
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"93731","2015","National","Indonesia","","National Standard Competency for Energy Manager on Building and Industry (Ministerial Regulation No.41/2015)","Information and education","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses","http://jdih.esdm.go.id/peraturan/Permen%20ESDM%2041%20Th%202015.pdf","/policy/national-standard-competency-energy-manager-building-and-industry-ministerial-regulation","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","The regulation is designed to become the reference point for certified training agencies that conduct professional training and test to energy managers on buildings and industry. It also enacted the Labour Ministerial Decree No.80/2015 to be implemented by stakeholders.
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"91956","2015","National","Italy","","Energy audit cofinancing","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Industry, Non-residential, Multi-sector, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php/it/incentivi/energia/diagnosi-energetiche","/policy/energy-audit-cofinancing","Ministry for Economic Development","The measure is intended to promote energy efficiency in SMEs. In accordance with article 8 of the Decree n. 102 of 2014, the Ministry of Economic Development published a call for tender to co-financing regional programs to support the implementation of energy audits in SMEs or the adoption of ISO 50001 management systems.15 million euro per year have been allocated until 2020, and the call will be replicated in the coming years.
The public notice 4/8/2016 made available EUR 15 million to cover 50% of the costs associated to the energy audit implementation in SMEs. These funds are are additional to the amount provided with the Ministerial Decree 1275/2015. The Interministerial Decree 21/12/2016 approves the regional programs to develop energy audit in SMEs or to adopt ISO 50001 certification in 11 regions, for a total EUR 8 million cofinancing.
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"93498","2015","National","Italy","","Storage systems
","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","www.gse.it","/policy/storage-systems","Gestore dei Servizi Energetici","The Italian Regulator identified technical specifications to integrate storage systems into the national electricity. Gestore dei Servizi Energetici has defined the procedure of implementation specifying: requirements to keep the benefits (incentives) granted to production plants; the algorithms used for the quantification of electricity produced and fed into the grid from those installations as well as the payment method of the recognized benefits.
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"93131","2015","National","Italy","","Application of energy performance calculation methods and definition of minimum requirements","Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.regione.piemonte.it/energia/dwd/SO39_GU162.pdf","/policy/application-energy-performance-calculation-methods-and-definition-minimum-requirements","Ministry of Economic Development","The decree completes the transposition of the European Directive EPBD 2002/91/CE, and modifies the Decree 192/2005. This legislative measure comprises three different decrees. The first one defines the requirements of nearly zero energy buildings and set the new minimum requirements, to be in force since October 2015. A new calculation method for the energy performance is introduced, based on the comparison with a reference building having the characteristics set in the the decree. All energy use needed to comply with the standard use of the building is included in computation of the energy performance of the building, which is referred to different classes. In the second decree, the format for technical project reports is defined, relative to new and nearly zero energy buildings, relevant retrofitting and technical installations. The last decree includes the national guidelines for Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), to be in force since October 2015. An homogeneous information system is also set for all Italian regions, aimed at the management of a new registry of EPC and thermal installations, to be created by ENEA and the Regions by the end of 2015. The new registry should be harmonized with the existing regional registries. Each region should control yearly its own EPCs, for a minimum of 2% of the total.
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"93113","2015","National","Japan","","Long-term Energy Supply and Demand Outlook","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2015/0716_01.html","/policy/long-term-energy-supply-and-demand-outlook","Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)","In 2015, the Japanese government published the Long-term Energy Supply and Demand Outlook based on the Strategic Energy Plan (2014). This outlook presents the ideal structure of energy supply and demand for 2030 that can be realized if appropriate measures are taken to achieve the fundamental objectives of energy policy: safety, energy security, economic efficiency and environmental protection.
Energy efficiency and renewable energy plays a key role in achieving all these objectives because they can contribute to energy independence, to the reduction of oil and gas imports and to the reduction of greenhouse gas emission.
According to this new plan, the final energy demand should save as much as 50.3 billion liters (crude oil equivalent) by 2030. By sector, savings from transport will amount to 16,070 thousand kilo liters, followed by commercial at 12,260 thousand kilo liters, residential sector 11,600 thousand kilo liters and industry at 10,420 thousand kilo liters. Those figures indicate that 35% improvement of final energy intensity needs to be achieved from 2012 to 2030. Renewable electricity generation would be 237-252 TWh, and its share in total electricity generation would be 22-24% in 2030: solar PV 7.0%, wind 1.7%, biomass 3.7-4.6%, geothermal 1.0-1.1% and hydro 8.8-9.2%.
This outlook must be re-examined at least every three years and can be revised corresponding to the situation.
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"93841","2015","National","Kazakhstan","","Energy Efficiency Classes for Buildings, Construction, and Structures","Information and education","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://tengrinews.kz/zakon/pravitelstvo_respubliki_kazahstan_premer_ministr_rk/promyishlennost/id-V1500011312/","/policy/energy-efficiency-classes-buildings-construction-and-structures","Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan","The energy efficiency class is determined in accordance with the indicators specified in the Annex to this Regulation in accordance with state standards, construction norms and rules in the field of architectural, town-planning and construction activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and in the field of energy conservation and energy efficiency.The energy efficiency class of existing buildings, constructions and structures is determined based on the results of the energy audit.The energy efficiency class is indicated in the technical passport of the building, construction, structure.
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"93391","2015","National","Lithuania","","Energy Efficiency Fund","Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-efficiency-fund-1","The Public Investment and Development Agency","On 18 February of 2015 the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy together with the Public Investment Development Agency established the Energy Efficiency Fund. The Fund will provide investments in energy efficiency projects using the following financing tools: loans for the modernization of central government buildings and guarantees for loans from commercial banks for the modernization of street lighting projects. Fund manages 79.65 million EUR.
It is expected that the first loans and guarantees from the Fund will be provided in summer of 2015.
","","","","","79.65 million EUR","","","",""
"91680","2015","National","Luxembourg","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2015/0170/index.html","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation","Ministry of the Economy","The obligation seeks to achieve energy savings by 2016 of 285 381 MWh final energy per year. All suppliers of electricity and natural gas serving residential, service sector and industrial customers, located in Luxembourg, are declared obligated parties by regulation. Also, they are assigned a public service task to achieve energy savings targets imposed by the Article 7 of the Directive in Luxemburg.
This obligation will apply to all suppliers operating within Luxembourgregardless of the size of their client base. To that end, the obligation scheme is defined by Luxembourg laws as a service of general economic interest, which the obligated parties will be mandated to provide. Such an arrangement will make it possible to finance the obligation scheme, at least, partly through public funds.The obligation applies only to electricity and gas suppliers. The obligated parties are, however, free to record energy savings achieved in other sectors, e.g. fuel oil.
Energy savings in the residential, service and industrial sectors can also be taken into account, as well as savings in the transport sector, insofar as these are provided for at the regulatory level. The energy savings obligation scheme is to run for six years – from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020. The obligated parties may undertake measures in all sectors (including transport) and involving all types of energy. This flexibility will allow the obligated parties to achieve energy savings with the best cost-benefit ratio. A catalogue of standard measures is included in the regulation, which specifies the energy savings that can be assigned to specific measures.
Obligated parties have to report annually on the energy savings achieved during the preceding year. Supporting documentation regarding the savings declared will have to be retained for ten years by the obligated parties and produced in the event of a control or verification.
","","","","","","","","",""
"92949","2015","National","Mexico","","Energy Transition Law (Ley de Transición Energética- LTE)","","Multi-sector","","","http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5421295&fecha=24/12/2015","/policy/energy-transition-law-ley-de-transici%C3%B3n-energ%C3%A9tica-lte","","the law provides a framework for clean energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The purposes of this Law are to regulate the sustainable use of energy, and to set out the requirements of clean energy and the reduction of pollutant emissions from the electricity industry. The LTE establishes four planning instruments: a national strategy which will set clean energy and energy efficiency goals; two special programs to implement such strategy; and a program focused on smart grids.
As Article 11 stated, Energy efficiency national goals are:
The energy efficiency goal will be established by the Strategy (Article 27-I) and the Pronase (Article 11).
It should have a roadmap to reach such energy efficiency goal considering a medium term (15 years) and a long term (30 years).
As article 3 stated, Clean energies (Transitory ) national goals are:
The LTE confirms the 2024 (eight years from now) goal that was stablished in the repealed LAERFTE and sets new midway goals. Current mandatory goals:
2018: 25%; 2021: 30%; and 2024: 35%.
But, LAERFTE was including targets to 2035 (40%) and 2050 (50%) that are no longer in the LTE.
However, the LTE mandate to make a strategy to address clean energy and energy efficiency goals considering a mid-term component (15 years) and a long-term component (30 years).
","","","","","","","","",""
"94041","2015","National","Mexico","","Transition to Open Digital Television Programme (TDT)","Research, development and deployment, Deployment","","","Building end-uses, Plug loads, Television","http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5344585&fecha=13/05/2014","/policy/transition-open-digital-television-programme-tdt","Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT)","The TDT programme was a government initiative to give away new LED televisions to low income households. In 2015, existing less efficient analogue cathode ray tube televisions were in place in many households. These televisions needed a new digital set-top box (STB) to continue to work with the new digital signal. This would have added a new source of energy demand (18 kWh annually per STB).
The LED televisions were on average 60% more efficient than standard CRT television models. The Mexican government expects, based on a 10-year lifetime, that the MXN 1.76 billion spent on new LED televisions is expected to be recouped by avoided electricity from the new more efficient television (MXN 1.6 billion), with the federal government saving 3.73 billion in subsidies.
The programme ended in December 2016 and covered 95% of the low-income households in the country, delivering 10,112,261 LED televisions.
","","","","2018","","","","","2016"
"94026","2015","National","Mexico","","Learning Networks for Energy Management Systems (Redes de Aprendizaje para la Implementación de Sistemas de Gestión de Energía - RdA-SGEn)","Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation","","","Building end-uses, Industry end-uses, Transport end-uses, Other","https://www.gob.mx/conuee/articulos/redes-de-aprendizaje-sobre-sistemas-de-gestion-de-la-energia","/policy/learning-networks-energy-management-systems-redes-de-aprendizaje-para-la-implementaci%C3%B3n-de","National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía - CONUEE)","In 2015, with the implementation of the PRONSAGEn (National Programme for Energy Management Systems), the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) established the Learning Networks for Energy Management Systems (RdA-SGEn). The goal of the learning networks (often referred to as Energy Efficiency Networks or EENs) is to promote training and implementation of energy management systems in line with the ISO 50001 standard by providing a platform through which participants are able to support each other by sharing experiences, supported by national and international experts.
Currently, 50 companies are implementing energy management systems through five learning networks in Mexico. Additionally, Mexico has exchanged the programme experiences and lessons with Central American countries like El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The project has already included 30 companies from these countries.
The five learning networks are:
• Network for Large Energy Users in Industry with the support of the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ)
• Network for Food and Dairy Industry in cooperation with the Danish Energy Agency (ADE)
• Two Newtorks for SMEs with the support of the German Institute of Metrology (PTB)
• Network for Buildings of the Federal Public Administration with GIZ
","","","","2018","","","","",""
"94027","2015","National","Mexico","","National Programme for Energy Management Systems (Programa Nacional de Sistemas de Gestión de Energía - PRONASGEN)","Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation","","","Building end-uses, Transport end-uses, Other","https://www.gob.mx/conuee/acciones-y-programas/sistemas-de-gestion-de-la-energia","/policy/national-programme-energy-management-systems-programa-nacional-de-sistemas-de-gesti%C3%B3n-de","National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía - CONUEE)","In 2015, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) started a national programme to promote the adoption of energy management systems (PRONASGEN). PRONASGEn’s main objective is to promote the improvement of energy performance among energy users through the implementation of energy management systems (EMSs), establishing technical and management measures to raise competitiveness.
In order to achieve this objective, CONUEE has taken the initiative to coordinate the support offered by the following international cooperation agencies/bodies: the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), the Danish Energy Agency, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC), the US Department of Energy (USDOE), the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), and the National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB).
The programme, initially designed for large energy users, has expanded to include small and medium-sized enterprises, refineries and public buildings.
PRONASGEN promotes uptake of EMSs in several ways:
• Through establishment and promotion of learning energy efficiency networks, Redes de Aprendizaje para la Implementación de Sistemas de Gestión de Energía – RdA-SGEn.
• By promulgating voluntary standards based on the ISO 50001 standard, which in 2011 was adopted as a national standard (NMX-J-SAA-50001-ANCE-IMNC-2011).
• Through voluntary agreements with industry, who are required to perform energy audits and encouraged to adopt EMSs under the Energy Transition Law of 2015.
","","","","2018","","","","",""
"92366","2015","National","Poland","","Loans from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry, Residential, Utilities, Buildings","","Industrial processes, Appliances, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","https://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/oferta-finansowania/srodki-krajowe/programy-priorytetowe/","/policy/loans-national-fund-environmental-protection-and-water-management","Ministry of Economy","National Fund approves priority list and than prepares programmes mostly based on giving away loans.
","","","","","","","","",""
"92045","2015","National","Poland","","Act on obligation to provide information on energy consumption by energy-using products
","Regulatory instruments, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20150001069","/policy/act-obligation-provide-information-energy-consumption-energy-using-products","Ministry of Energy","The Act of 14 September 2012 on obligation to provide information on energy consumption by energy-using products was amended by the Act of 27 May 2015 which provided further improvement of functioning of the control system of energy-using products and “Energy Star” system.
","","","","","","","","",""
"93379","2015","National","Poland","","Act of 29 August 2014 on energy performance of buildings","","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20140001200","/policy/act-29-august-2014-energy-performance-buildings","Ministry of infrastructure and development","The enacted Act partially transposes Directive 2010/31/EC on the energy performance of buildings to Polish law.
Compared with existing legislation in the field of energy efficiency in buildings, the adopted act especially determines and focuses on:• verification of Energy Performance Certificates and inspection reports of heating and air conditioning systems by an independent body; • obligation to provide information on the energy efficiency of buildings in advertising, where a building certificate has already been done;• obligation of minister responsible for housing, local planning and housing to develop a national plan aimed at increasing the number of buildings with low energy consumption; • obligation to hold a certificate for buildings occupied by judicial authorities, prosecutor's office and public authorities, in which a service is performed for visitors, with an area of more than 250 m2, and introduces an obligation to place it in a prominent (visible) place;• obligation to affix Energy Performance Certificates in a prominent place, as in the case of buildings with a usable area of more than 500 m2, in which services are rendered to the public; • changing requirements of qualification for persons applying for inclusion in the list of persons authorised to draw up the certificates of energy performance of buildings, as well as expanding the list of entities that may apply for inclusion in the list of persons entitled to control the heating and air conditioning system.
","","","","","","","","",""
"92560","2015","National","Portugal","","Recognition of energy auditors under SGCIE and RGCEST","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Industry, Transport","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://dre.pt/application/file/257091","/policy/recognition-energy-auditors-under-sgcie-and-rgcest","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Approves the access to carrying out energy audits activities, preparing rationalization plans of energy consumption and control of its implementation and progress, notably by issuing execution and progress reports under the System management of Intensive Energy Consumption (SGCIE - Decree-Law n.º 71/2008 of 15 April) and the Management Regulation of Energy Consumption in Transport (RGCEST - Ordinance n.º228/90 of 27 March).
","","","","","","","","",""
"92809","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 09-FEE-Energy Audit to Elevators on Services Buildings 2015","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/avisos/Paginas/Aviso-09-%E2%80%93-Auditoria-Energ%C3%A9tica-a-Elevadores-em-Edif%C3%ADcios-de-Servi%C3%A7os-2015.aspx","/policy/call-09-fee-energy-audit-elevators-services-buildings-2015","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This call aims to support energy audits of lifts, in order to improve its performance.
","","","","","400.000 euro
","","","",""
"92391","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 12-FEE-Upgrading of Solar Thermal Systems 2015","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/avisos/Paginas/Aviso-12-%E2%80%93-Requalifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-Sistemas-Solares-T%C3%A9rmicos-2015.aspx","/policy/call-12-fee-upgrading-solar-thermal-systems-2015","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This Call aims to support the rehabilitation of solar thermal systems in services buildings of Private Institutions of Social Solidarity (IPSS) and Sports Associations of Public Utility (ADUP)
","","","","","500.000 euro
","","","",""
"91760","2015","National","Portugal","","Portugal Green Growth Commitment 2030","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/sites/default/files/CrescimentoVerde_EN_Portugal.pdf","/policy/portugal-green-growth-commitment-2030","","Portugal recognising importance of sustainable development and natural resources preservation (such as drinking water) compiled extensive document called “Green Growth Commitments” with quantifiable targets for 2030.
Goal 1
Increase “green” GVA
From 1.5 billion euros in 2013 to 2.1 billion euros in 2020 and 3.4 billion euros in 2030.
Goal 2
Increase “green” exports
From 560 million euros in 2013 to 790 million euros in 2020 and 1.28 billion euros in 2030.
Goal 3
Create “green” jobs
From 75,500 jobs in 2013, to 100,400 in 2020 and 151,000 in 2030.
Goal 4
Increase productivity of materials
From €1.14 of GDP/kg materials consumed in 2013, to 1.17 in 2020 and 1.72 in 2030 (reaching the European target of 30% growth by 2030).
Goal 5
Increase the incorporation of waste into the economy
From 56% in 2012, to 68% in 2020 and 86% in 2030.
Goal 6
Focus on urban rehabilitation
Increasing rehabilitation as a share of total construction from 10.3% in 2013 to 17% in 2020 and 23% in 2030.
Goal 7
Improve energy efficiency
From 129 toe/€M of GDP in 2013 to 122 toe/€M of GDP in 2020 and 101 toe/€M of GDP in 2030.
Goal 8
Improve water efficiency
From 35% of unbilled water in 2012 to a maximum of 25% in 2020 and 20% in 2030.
Goal 9
Increase public transport use
From 10.894 million pkm in 2013 to 12.528 million in 2020 and 15.296 million in 2030.
Goal 10
Reduce CO2 emissions
From 87.8 Mt CO2 in 2005 to 68-72 Mt CO2 in 2020 and 52.7-61.5 Mt CO2 in 2030, (contingent on the conclusions of the European negotiations).
Goal 11
Boost the share of renewable energy
From 25.7% of final energy consumption in 2013 to 31% in 2020 and 40% in 2030.
Goal 12
Improve the condition of bodies of water
From 52% with a rating of “good” or higher in 2010 to 79.8% in 2021 and 100% in 2027.
Goal 13
Improve air quality
From an average of 14 days of “poor” or “bad” air quality according to the Air Quality Index in 2013 to a maximum average of 9 days by 2020 and an average of 2 days by 2030.
Goal 14
Enhance biodiversity
From 81 species and 46 habitats with “favourable” conservation status per bio-geographical region in 2012 to 96 species and 53 habitats in 2030, ensuring that
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"92504","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 15-FEE-RGCE Transport 2015","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","http://fee.adene.pt/avisos/Paginas/Aviso-15-%E2%80%93-RGCE-Transportes-2015-.aspx","/policy/call-15-fee-rgce-transport-2015","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This call aims to support energy audits of fleets in the transport sector.
","","","","","250.000 euro
","","","",""
"92192","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 11-FEE- Promoting Energy Efficiency in Hotels 2015","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/avisos/Paginas/Aviso-11-%E2%80%93-Hotelaria-%E2%80%93-Incentivo-%C3%A0-promo%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-Efici%C3%AAncia-Energ%C3%A9tica-2015.aspx","/policy/call-11-fee-promoting-energy-efficiency-hotels-2015","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This call supports the installation of Centralized Technical Management Systems in existing hotels.
","","","","","400.000 euro
","","","",""
"93200","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 10-FEE-Efficient Building 2015","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://www.pnaee.pt/avisos-fee/aviso-10","/policy/call-10-fee-efficient-building-2015","Ministry of Economy , Executive Committee of the NEEAP","This call aims to support the implementation of thermal insulation in buildings
","EUR","","384009","","1.000.000 euro ","Partially spent","","","2018"
"92908","2015","National","Portugal","","Call 13-FEE-SGCIE - Promotion of Energy Efficiency 2015","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Industry","","Industry end-uses, Industrial processes","http://www.pnaee.pt/avisos-fee/aviso-13","/policy/call-13-fee-sgcie-promotion-energy-efficiency-2015","Ministry of Economy , Executive Committee of NEEAP","This call aims to support energy audits, installation of systems for energy consumption management and thermal insulations in installations with a Rationalization Agreement for Energy Consumption (ARCE) under SGCIE - Management System of Intensive Energy Consumption, which is the main measure for Industry foreseen in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
","EUR","19-02-2015","12210133","2016 to 2017","1.1 million euro ","Partially spent","","","2017"
"92194","2015","National","Portugal","","Taxes under SGCIE and RGCEST","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Industry, Transport","","","","/policy/taxes-under-sgcie-and-rgcest","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Establishes the amount of taxes for recognition and technical registration and issuance of technical identification cards recognized and registered under the Management of Intensive Energy Consumption System (SGCIE), regulated by Decree-Law No. 71 / 2008 of April 15, and the Regulation of Energy consumption Management for the Transport Sector (RGCE Transport), regulated by Ordinance n.º 228/90 of 27 March, both amended by Law n.º 7/2013 of 22 January.
","","","","","","","","",""
"92482","2015","National","Portugal",""," Transposition of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency","Auditing, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Transport","","Industrial processes, Energy class, Existing buildings, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","https://dre.pt/application/file/67123417","/policy/transposition-directive-201227eu-energy-efficiency","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Establishes a framework on energy efficiency and cogeneration, transposing to national law Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2012, on energy efficiency.
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"93909","2015","National","Spain","","FNEE-Aid Programme for the Renewal of Municipal Street Lighting Installations","Economic instruments","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Exterior lighting","http://www.idae.es/ayudas-y-financiacion/para-la-renovacion-de-alumbrado-exterior-fnee","/policy/fnee-aid-programme-renewal-municipal-street-lighting-installations","Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), MINETAD (Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda)","This aid program seeks to encourage and promote the implementation of actions in the field of city street lighting to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide through the implementation of projects of energy saving and efficiency – which helps to achieve reduction targets on final energy consumption set by Directive 2012/27/EU. To this end, the programme has established a financing line for local authorities so they can carry out the reform of its external lighting installations under energy efficiency patterns. This line of support was conceived to be further expanded in the following years until 2020.
The aid program for the renewal of lighting installations is framed as a measure exclusively aimed to public service for municipal street lighting in the form of repayable interest-free loans, and with a repayment period of up to ten years, which accounts for the feasibility of this reform. Up to 100% of the eligible investment may be requested, with a maximum of M€4 and a minimum of €300,000. Actions for an amount under €300,000 may be filed in group with (an) other applicant(s) as set out in the Programme outline. Some of the eligible activities considered are those having in common a reduction in lighting capacity of existing lighting installations and that will enable: reduce energy consumption in lighting by at least 30 %; regulate lighting thresholds according to the different types of night schedules and kinds of roads, getting adapted to citizens’ needs; adapt the existing installations to the regulation on energy efficiency on street lighting installations and to the Low Voltage Electrical Regulations
","","","","","113,791,000","","","",""
"93912","2015","National","Spain","","FNEE-Aid programme for desalination plants","Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","Other","http://www.idae.es/ayudas-y-financiacion/programa-de-ayudas-para-actuaciones-de-eficiencia-energetica-en-desaladoras","/policy/fnee-aid-programme-desalination-plants","Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE), MINETAD (Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda)","The purpose of this aid programme is to stimulate and promote the carrying out of work in desalination plants, which reduces the emissions of carbon dioxide through the execution of savings and energy efficiency projects, contributing with this to achieving the objectives regarding the reduction of final energy consumption established in Directive 2012/27/EU. To do so, the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda), through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), starts up a specific aid and financing programme initially funded from the National Energy Efficiency Fund, created by Law 18/2014, of October 15, on the approval of urgent measures for growth, competitiveness and efficiency. The aid planned by this Programme will be co-financed with ERDF funds, therefore Regulation 1303/2013 will be applied and the aid must respond to the eligibility criteria applicable to the ERDF Sustainable Growth Operational Programme, 2014-2020. The aid involves the modality of payment in cash with no consideration payable, or that of a reimbursable loan, and these will respond to one of the following typologies: 1) Improvement of the technology in desalination equipment and processes whose eligible investment is equal or greater than €75,000 and a maximum amount of eligible investment per application of €2,000,000; 2) Implementation of energy management systems whose eligible investment is equal or greater than €30,000 and a maximum amount of eligible investment per application of €2,000,000.
","","","","","12,000,000","","","",""
"93850","2015","National","Ukraine","","Residential Gas and Heat Subsidies Phase-out","Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/758-2015-%D0%BF; http://www.me.gov.ua/News/Detail?lang=uk-UA&id=64517f9e-f237-46b2-a58a-4923773e3c82&title=RoziasnenniaSchodoPostanoviKabinetuMinistrivUkrainiproVnesenniaZminDoPostanoviKabinetuMinistrivUkraini758-Vid1-Z","/policy/residential-gas-and-heat-subsidies-phase-out","Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine","As part of its agreement with the IMF, the Ukrainian government phased out residential gas subsidies by increasing the price of gas as a commodity for households to full import parity (UAH 4 942/tcm) in May 2016.
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"93853","2015","National","Ukraine","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan","Strategic planning","","","","http://saee.gov.ua/uk/activity/enerhoefektyvnist","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-5","State Agency on Energy Efficiency Ukraine","NEEAP sets energy savings of 9% in 2020, compared with average TFC over 2005-09.
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"92211","2015","National","United States","","Clean Power Plan","Sectoral standards, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector, Fossil fuel production, Utilities","","","https://www.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan/clean-power-plan-existing-power-plants#CPP-final","/policy/clean-power-plan","U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)","Serving as a key piece of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the Clean Power Plan sets goals for reducing the US's GHG emissions 32% by 2030 (which exceeds the US's COP21 NDC target of 26-28%).
Under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, the US EPA established interim and final CO2 emissions performance rates for two subcategories of fossil fuel-fired electric generation units:
Fossil fuel-fired electric steam generating units (generally, coal- and oil-fired power plants);
Natural gas-fired combined cycle generating units
To maximize the range of choices available to states in implementing the standards and to utilities in meeting them, the EPA established interim and final statewide goals in three forms:
A rate-based state goal measured in pounds per megawatt hour (lb/MWh);
A mass-based state goal measured in total short tons of CO2;
A mass-based state goal with a new source complement measured in total short tons of CO2.
States then develop and implement plans that ensure that the power plants in their state – either individually, together or in combination with other measures – achieve the interim CO2 emissions performance rates over the period of 2022 to 2029 and the final CO2 emission performance rates, rate-based goals or mass-based goals by 2030.
Through the best system of emissions reduction available, the rule determined three ""Building Blocks"" for states to achieve the interim and final emissions reductions targets. These blocks are:
Building Block 1: reducing the carbon intensity of electricity generation by improving the heat rate of existing coal-fired power plants;
Building Block 2: substituting increased electricity generation from lower-emitting existing natural gas plants for reduced generation from higher-emitting coal fired power plants;
Building Block 3: substituting increased electricity generation from new zero-emitting renewable energy sources (like wind and solar) for reduced generation from existing coal-fired power plants.
Once the state has developed a plan to reduce emissions and the EPA issues approval, the state has 15 years for full implementation. Within the time frame, there will be three interim goals that the states must meet to ensure compliance with the final emissions reduction goal.
On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed implementation of the Clean Power Plan pending judicial review. The Court’s decision was not on the merits of the rule. EPA firmly believes the Clean Power Plan will be upheld when the merits are considered because the rule rests on strong scientific and legal foundations. For the states that choose to continue to work to cut carbon pollution from power plants and seek the agency’s guidance and assistance, EPA will continue to provide tools and support. We will make any additional information available as necessary.
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"93868","2015","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Near-Zero Buildings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Energy class, Net zero energy","http://lex.justice.md/ru/354929/","/policy/near-zero-buildings","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund, Moldova","The Law no. 128 on energy performance of buildings was adopted on 11.07.2014 and entered into force on 01.01.2015.
15. Nearly zero-energy buildings requirement will follow the timeline below:
(1) After June 30, 2019, new public buildings must be buildings whose energy consumption is nearly zero.
(2) After June 30, 2021, all new buildings must be buildings whose energy consumption is nearly zero.
After the government’s restructuring (2017), the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure took over the functions of the Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions
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"93846","2015","City/Municipal","Tajikistan","","Additional measures to provide the population and various socio-economic sector of the city of Dushanbe with heat","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Prescriptive, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.mewr.gov.tj; dushanbe.tj; barqitojik.tj; ijozat.tj","/policy/additional-measures-provide-population-and-various-socio-economic-sector-city-dushanbe-heat","Ministry of Energy and Water Resource of the Republic of Tajikistan, Committee for Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Tajikistan, Administration of Dushanbe, OJSK ""Barqi Tajik""","The Administration of Dushanbe, OJSK ""Barqi Tajik"" and the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, before providing Certificates of Permission for new facilities in the city of Dushanbe, will take into account the mandatory connection to heat networks. Moreover, the administration of Dushanbe city will make a strong effort to connect existing administrative and residential buildings to centralized heating networks. The inhabitants of Dushanbe are required to repair and renovate their own radiators within flats.
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"92925","2014","International","","European Union","2030 Climate and Energy Framework","","Multi-sector","","","http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:52014DC0015","/policy/2030-climate-and-energy-framework","European Commission","EU countries have agreed on a new 2030 Framework for climate and energy, including EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period between 2020 and 2030. These targets aim to help the EU achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to meet its long-term 2050 greenhouse gas reductions target.
Targets for 2030:
a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels
at least a 27% share of renewable energy consumption
at least 27% energy savings compared with the business-as-usual scenario
Policies for 2030:
To meet the targets, the European Commission has proposed:
A reformed EU emissions trading scheme (ETS)
New indicators for the competitiveness and security of the energy system, such as price differences with major trading partners, diversification of supply, and interconnection capacity between EU countries
First ideas on a new governance system based on national plans for competitive, secure, and sustainable energy. These plans will follow a common EU approach. They will ensure stronger investor certainty, greater transparency, enhanced policy coherence and improved coordination across the EU.
The framework was adopted by EU leaders in October 2014. It builds on the 2020 climate and energy package. It is also in line with the longer term perspective set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, the Energy Roadmap 2050 and the Transport White Paper.
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"93787","2014","National","Australia","","YourEnergySavings.gov.au","Information and education, Information provision","Buildings, Residential, Transport","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Building vintage, Existing buildings","www.YourEnergySavings.gov.au","/policy/yourenergysavingsgovau","Department of the Environment and Energy","YourEnergySavings.gov.au is the place to go to for households to find a huge range of easy-to-read, practical information on how to save energy, cut power bills and water use, reduce waste and travel smarter. It also has up-to-date summaries of all government energy efficiency and sustainability rebates and assistance.
YourEnergySavings.gov.au replaces LivingGreener.gov.au
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"91468","2014","National","Austria","","Austrian Energy Efficiency Law","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/austrian-energy-efficiency-law","Austrian Energy Agency","A new law, the Federal Energy Efficiency Act, was adopted on July 9th, 2014, with the required constitutional majority in the National Council and was published on August 11th, 2014. In this new Austrian Energy Efficiency Law, which is now already implemented and also in force, the national energy efficiency headline target - the Austrian final energy consumption must not exceed 1.050 PJ in 2020 - is set out.
Austria will reach this target by:
a bundle of measures which can be divided into the categories industrial buildings, production and services as well as trade and small-scale consumption, mobility, energy provision, security of energy supply and general measures as well as by
an obligation system.
As of 1st January 2015, all energy suppliers (with the exception of very small businesses) must implement demonstrable measures to increase energy efficiency to reach a target of 0.6% annual increase in energy efficiency (energy savings obligation system). Small energy retailers are excluded (","","","","","","","","",""
"92101","2014","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Wallonie: Decree climate
","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/wallonie-decree-climate","Agence wallonne de l'Air et du Climat","The decree aims at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Wallonia (-30% eq-CO2 in 2020 with respect to 1990 level, and 80 to 95% eq-CO2 by 2050). It establishes emission budgets per sector (domestic, tertiary, transport, industry, agriculture, F-gases) for 5 years periods. The first period runs from 2014 to 2017, the last from 2048 to 2050. Intermediary budgets will be progressively fixed by the Government.
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"94035","2014","National","Brazil","","Public purchasing and leasing requirements","","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://www.comprasgovernamentais.gov.br/index.php/legislacao/instrucoes-normativas/304-instrucao-normativa-n-2-de-04-de-junho-de-2014 ","/policy/public-purchasing-and-leasing-requirements","","MPOG Normative Instruction 02/2014 from June 4, 2014, requires that federal and independent public authorities purchase and lease only energy efficient appliances that meet the class “A” for their category under the Brazilian labelling programme (PBE) where available. Under the law, building labels are mandatory for new or significantly renovated federal public buildings, and new federal public buildings must be developed or contracted to meet the class “A” buildings standard. Federal buildings that are renovated, defined as any overhaul that changes lighting systems, air conditioning, or the building envelope, must also aim to meet the relevant class “A” efficiency standard. ","","","","2018","","","","",""
"93595","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Efficiency
","Voluntary approaches","Generation, Utilities","","","https://www.nbpower.com/en/smart-habits/energy-efficiency-programs","/policy/new-brunswick-efficiency","New Brunswick Power Energy Efficiency ","The program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through fuel switching to renewables & natural gas; and improvements in appliance efficiencies.
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"92748","2014","City/Municipal","Canada","","Town of Banff - Home Energy Use Reduction","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances","https://www.banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=701","/policy/town-banff-home-energy-use-reduction","Town of Banff","Residents of the Town of Banff may apply for rebates and incentives when adding green and energy-efficient features to their homes. Rebates and incentives include the following:
• high-efficiency (ENERGY STAR certified) full-sized refrigerators - $200 post-purchase rebate
• window and door (ENERGY STAR certified) replacement rebate - $50 post-purchase
• certified Solar Hot Water System Rebate - $650 post-purchase rebate
• high-efficiency (ENERGY STAR certified) dishwasher - $100 post-purchase rebate
• programmable thermostats - $50 post-purchase rebate
• high-efficiency (ENERGY STAR certified) furnace - $500 post-purchase rebate
• energy audit rebate - $100 post-purchase rebate
• ENERGY STAR Most Efficient' certified front loading clothes washers - $100 post-purchase rebate
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"92500","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Northwest Territories Energy Efficiency Incentive Program","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances, Refrigeration","http://aea.nt.ca/programs/energy-efficiency-incentive-program","/policy/northwest-territories-energy-efficiency-incentive-program","Government of the Northwest Territories ","This Program helps homeowners and consumers purchase new, more energy efficient models of products that they use every day (i.e. appliances, heating equipment, LED light bulbs). For a full rebate, qualifying products must be purchased through NWT vendors. Qualifying products purchased outside the NWT, but within Canada, are eligible for 50% of the rebate. Rebates range from $50-$1,500.
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"93722","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Manitoba Electric Vehicle Program","Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Electric motor, Transport (engine), Transport technologies","http://www.driveelectricmanitoba.ca/","/policy/manitoba-electric-vehicle-program","Government of Manitoba","Common internet portal on electric vehicles established with partnering organizations called ""Drive Electric Manitoba."" Provincial government has also cost-shared for public charging units at selected destination sites.
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"92702","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Combined Space and Water Heating System Pilot (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Water heating, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/CombinedSpaceAndWaterHeatingSystemPilot/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-combined-space-and-water-heating-system-pilot-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","FortisBC is looking for 100 homes from across BC to participate in a pilot to test the performance and efficiency of combined space and water heating systems. If accepted, participants may be eligible for a rebate of either $1,300 or $1,800.
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"93769","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Good Energy Residential Incentives Program (Yukon)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Ventilation","http://goodenergyyukon.ca/renovations","/policy/good-energy-residential-incentives-program-yukon","Energy Solutions Centre","This program supports Yukoners in renovating existing homes or in building new super-insulated homes to achieve greater energy savings. Incentives are offered on renovations that improve the air tightness and insulation of existing homes, such as heat recovery ventilation, windows and doors, air sealing and insulation improvements. Another component of the new program offers an incentive to reduce the capital costs of installing smaller-scale, residential renewable energy system to generate electricity.
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"92052","2014","National","Canada","","Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Heavy trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/eng/regulations/detailreg.cfm?intReg=214","/policy/heavy-duty-vehicle-and-engine-greenhouse-gas-emission-regulations","Environment Canada","On April 13, 2012, the Government of Canada announced proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. These proposed regulations would reduce emissions from the whole range of on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines, including large pick-up trucks, short/long-haul tractors, cement and garbage trucks, buses, and more, for the 2014 model year and beyond. They would allow the Government of Canada to continue establishing emission standards and test procedures that are aligned with those of the United States.
The objective of the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (the Regulations) is to reduce GHG emissions by establishing mandatory GHG emission standards for new on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines that are aligned with U.S. national standards. The development of common North American standards will provide a level playing field that will lead North American manufacturers to produce more advanced vehicles, which enhances their competitiveness.The Regulations apply to companies manufacturing and importing new on-road heavy-duty vehicles and engines of the 2014 and later model years for the purpose of sale in Canada including the whole range of on-road heavy-duty full-size pickup trucks, vans, tractors and buses, as well as a wide variety of vocational vehicles such as freight, delivery, service, cement, and dump trucks.
The Regulations will also include provisions that establish compliance flexibilities which include a system for generating, banking and trading emission credits. The Regulations also include additional credits for hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, as well as for innovative technologies to reduce GHG emissions. The Regulations include further flexibilities for companies to use a phased-in approach for model year 2014 through 2016 tractors and vocational vehicles. Companies are also required to submit annual reports and maintain records relating to the GHG emission performance of their vehicles and fleets. In 2015, Phase II was introduced to further regulate GhG emissions. These more stringent regulations will come into force for 2018 model trailers and between 2021-2027 for tractors and heavy truck engines.
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"92981","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Power Smart Partner - Project Implementation Funding (BC Hydro)","Funds to sub-national governments, Grants/subsidy, Infrastructure investments, Loan / debt finance, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/programs/partners/project-implementation.html","/policy/british-columbia-power-smart-partner-project-implementation-funding-bc-hydro","BCHydro","Implementation Funding is available to large commercial, government and institutional customers to reduce the capital cost of implementing electrical energy efficiency projects. Implementation Funding is designed to allow customers to meet internal hurdle rates, such as payback periods and return on investment.
Through the Power Smart Partner Program, participants receive funding for up to 75% of the incremental cost of lighting, mechanical, HVAC and other energy efficiency projects. Commercial, government and institutional customers are eligible for Implementation Funding under the Power Smart Partner program is available if the project:
Saves a minimum of 50,000 kWh/year by implementing a proven energy saving technology, where the project performance is measurable and sustainable;
Is hardwired or permanent in nature, and has a simple payback of greater than two years before factoring in the incentive amount.
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"92503","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Commercial Foodservice Equipment - Electric","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/FoodServiceEquipmentRebates/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-commercial-foodservice-equipment-electric","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers commercial businesses rebates for upgrading to high-efficiency electric foodservice equipment. Rebates range from $100 for an ENERGY STAR® half-size convection oven to $1,000 for a pressureless steamer.
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"92719","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Commercial Refrigeration Incentive (SaskPower)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.saskpower.com/efficiency-programs-and-tips/business-programs-and-offers/commercial-refrigeration-incentive/","/policy/commercial-refrigeration-incentive-saskpower","SaskPower","This Program offers rebates of up to 50 percent on the purchase of qualified energy-efficient refrigeration products, such as: • self-contained refrigeration units including refrigerators, freezers and display cases• electronically commutated motors (ECM motors)• evaporator fan controllers• anti-sweat heater humidistat controls• night covers• strip curtains• auto door closers for walk-in or reach-in freezers or coolers
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"91544","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Energy Audits (Nunavut)","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Generation, Utilities","","","","/policy/energy-audits-nunavut","Government of Nunavut Energy Secretariat ","Provide EnerGuide energy audits for residential buildings
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"92907","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Efficient Products","Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Lighting, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/residential/savings-and-rebates/new-electricity-saving-products.html","/policy/british-columbia-energy-efficient-products","BC Hydro","This Program provides information on discounts on ENERGY STAR® products such as light fixtures, electronics, appliances and heating and cooling systems. BC Hydro is also involved with LightRecycle which is a B.C. program keeping burnt-out fluorescent lights out of the landfill and ensure safe recycling. British Columbians can return used fluorescent lights to a LightRecycle drop-off location for safe recycling.
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"91792","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Star Retail Appliance (Fortis)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Water heating, Appliances","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/ENERGYSTARRetailApplianceProgram/Pages/Terms-and-conditions.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-energy-star-retail-appliance-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This program provides a rebate of $50 or $100 for qualifying ENERGY STAR® certified clothes washer, dryer and/or refrigerator replaced by November 30, 2016.
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"93525","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Rebates (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Lighting, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/RefrigerationEquipmentRebates/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-commercial-refrigeration-equipment-rebates-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers commercial businesses rebates on a range of energy-efficient refrigeration equipment, including lighting and covers.
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"93758","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Refrigerator Replacement for Low Income Households (Hydro Quebec)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Refrigeration, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/energy-wise/household/fridges-for-low-income-households/","/policy/quebec-refrigerator-replacement-low-income-households-hydro-quebec","Hydro Quebec Distribution","Low-income households may qualify for a reduced-price energy-efficient refrigerator replacing their old unit and must pay $75, $95 or $120, based on the size of the appliance selected.
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"92939","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Energy Star Water Heater Program + Furnace and Boiler Replacement Program (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Water heating, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/FurnaceBoilerReplacementProgram/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-energy-star-water-heater-program-furnace-and-boiler-replacement-program","Fortis British Columbia","The Water Heater Program offers homeowners a rebate of up to $1,000 when replacing their aging water heater with a qualifying natural gas ENERGY STAR model.
The Furnace and Boiler Replacement Program offers homeowners a rebate of up to $800 when replacing their aging furnace (or boiler) with an eligible ENERGY STAR® or equivalent model.
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"93157","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Switch 'n'Shrink Program (Fortis)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Water heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/SwitchNShrink/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-switch-nshrink-program-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers homeowners a rebate of $500 when replacing their electric water heater with a qualifying heat pump model, which works by capturing warmth from the home's ambient air, using it to heat the domestic water.
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"93682","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Efficiency à la Carte - Foodservice Incentive Program (Fortis)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/EfficiencyalaCarte/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-efficiency-%C3%A0-la-carte-foodservice-incentive-program-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers rebates for natural gas cooking equipment to customers who operate a commercial kitchen. Rebates range from $200 for an efficient steam cooker to as much as $3,500 per oven, for a rack oven. These rebates will help offset the incremental cost of purchasing more efficient appliances and lower natural gas bills.
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"92184","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Equipment Rebates (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/HVACEquipmentRebates/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-commercial-heating-ventilation-and-air-conditioning-equipment-rebates-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers financial incentives to building owners who upgrade their heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Rebates are available on a range of energy-efficient HVAC equipment, including high-efficiency air conditioning units and high-efficiency chillers.
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"93329","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia EnerChoice Fireplace Program (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/EnerChoiceFireplaceProgram/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-enerchoice-fireplace-program-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers homeowners a rebate of $300 towards the purchase of an EnerChoice® fireplace, having minimum fireplace efficiency (FE) ratings of:
• 62.4% or higher for fireplaces• 61% or higher for inserts• 66% or higher for free-standing stoves
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"91780","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","Manitoba Hydro LED Street Light Conversion (Manitoba)","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","","/policy/manitoba-hydro-led-street-light-conversion-manitoba","Manitoba Hydro","This Program aims to convert over 130,000 high pressure sodium (HPS) street lights to new Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology over the course of 5 to 7 years. Some of the benefits include reduced energy consumption, 20-year product life and reduced maintenance requirements.
$11 million allocated for fiscal year 2015.
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"92263","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","SaskEnergy Commercial Boiler Program (Saskatchewan)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://www.saskenergy.com/business/commercialboiler.asp","/policy/saskenergy-commercial-boiler-program-saskatchewan","","The Commercial Boiler Program is designed to encourage the use of high-efficiency natural gas hydronic space-heating systems in commercial new construction and retrofits. Available through SaskEnergy Commercial Network Members located across Saskatchewan, the program provides incentives to help offset the incremental price of a high efficiency natural gas condensing boiler over the purchase price of a standard-efficiency boiler. Incentives are based upon space-heating, ventilating, domestic hot water load and type of equipment installed. To qualify for the program, a boiler plant must have an input rating of 400,000 BTU or higher. Contact a SaskEnergy Commercial Network Member to determine if you are eligible for the Commercial Boiler Program.
This offer was funded by SaskEnergy and available from December 1, 2014 until November 30, 2015.
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"92279","2014","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Air Source Heat Pump (Central System) Rebate and Loan (Fortis)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.fortisbc.com/Rebates/RebatesOffers/AirSourceHeatPumpCentralSystemRebate/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/british-columbia-air-source-heat-pump-central-system-rebate-and-loan-fortis","Fortis British Columbia","This Program offers homeowners a rebate of $200 per ton when installing a qualifying central air source heat pump, which must:• be a minimum of one tonnage • have a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) of 15 or higher• have a Heating Seasonal Performance Factor (HSPF) of 8.5 or higher
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"93161","2014","National","Chile","","Energy Efficiency for Public Services (Gestiona Energia)","","Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-efficiency-public-services-gestiona-energia","Ministry of Energy","In January 2017, the Ministry of Energy launched Gestiona Energia, a mandatory programme under which all public services from the Central Government are obliged to have a certified energy manager and have to measure the energy consumption and energy intensity of all of their buildings. By July 2017, there were more than 2400 energy managers and more than 3500 public buildings measuring and reporting their energy consumption.
The Ministry of Public Works has also set energy efficiency requirements as part of their public procurement process. They include standard terms of reference for energy efficiency and environmental comfort requirements for tenders on design and works according to geographic areas and building typology. The aim is to incorporate requirements, performance criteria, energy efficiency and environmental comfort standards as well as verification procedures for tenders in the design and works for public buildings. In line with this term of reference, the Construction Institute, created a voluntary Sustainable Building Certificate to evaluate and certify the environmental performance of both new and existing public buildings. The Ministry of Public Works is gradually enforcing this certification with the goal of ensuring 80% of all tenders are certified by 2017.
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"91609","2014","National","China","","Action plan for retrofitting and upgrading coal-fired power plants (2014 - 2020)","Regulatory instruments","Generation, Utilities, Utilities","","","http://www.sdpc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201409/t20140919_626235.html","/policy/action-plan-retrofitting-and-upgrading-coal-fired-power-plants-2014-2020","National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)","The plan strengthens the energy efficiency and pollutants emission standards applied to coal power plants. The coal power plants with the capacity of over 600 MW are required to achieve the efficiency target of 300g of coal equivalent/kWh by 2020. The coal power plants under construction or planned are required to reach the same level of pollutants emission as natural gas power plants.
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"92975","2014","National","China","","Strategic Action Plan for Energy Development (2014 - 2020)","Regulatory instruments","Buildings, Non-residential, Industry, Transport, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-11/19/content_9222.htm","/policy/strategic-action-plan-energy-development-2014-2020","State Council ","This strategy plan puts forward energy conservation as a priority in the power, industrial, building, and transport sectors.
1. Power: By 2020, the annual primary energy consumption will be capped at 4.8 billion tons of standard coal equivalent, with the coal consumption limited to around 4.2 billion tons. The coal power plants with the capacity of over 600 MW are required to achieve the efficiency target of 300g of coal equivalent/kWh by 2020.
2. Building: The implementation of a higher national building energy efficiency standard will be accelerated, requiring a combined 75% improvement in energy efficiency compared to the building standards of the early 1980s. It is expected that in 2020, the green buildings will account for at least 50% of new buildings in the urban region. The heat market will undertake a transition to a consumption-based billing system in an accelerated pace.
3. Industry: The expansion of high-pollution and high energy-intensive industries is heavily restricted, alongside the phase-out of obsolete technologies and excess capacity. The focus is on coal-?red industrial boiler (kiln) retro?ts; district cogeneration and waste heat and pressure utilisation.
4. Transport: the focus is on development of electric car industry and energy efficient transportation, including subway trains and high speed railway system.
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"91670","2014","National","Czech Republic","","Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness: ECO-ENERGY","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.czechinvest.org/en/operational-programme-entrepreneurship-and-innovations-for-competitiveness","/policy/operational-programme-enterprise-and-innovation-competitiveness-eco-energy","Ministry of Industry and Trade, CzechInvest","OP EIC follows the OP Entrepreneurship and Innovations in the programming period 2007-2013. Approximately EUR 4.3 billion from the European Regional Development Fund has been reserved for projects within the OP EIC. The managing authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade) delegates the majority of implementation tasks to the CzechInvest Agency. CzechInvest is an intermediary body for grants support and shall be responsible for communication with applicants and beneficiaries. This communication shall be mediated through ISKP 2014+ (information system for the financial beneficiaries). ISKP 2014+ is still in progress and will serve for all operational programmes on the national level in the programming period 2014-2020. The first calls are assumed not before the 4th quarter of 2014. The actual information about the scheduled calls are provided on the CzechInvest websites.
","","","","","For priority area 3 (ECO-ENERGY) CZK 33 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) will be allocated.","","","",""
"92490","2014","National","Czech Republic","","Green Investment Scheme: NEW GREEN SAVINGS 2014+
","Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.novazelenausporam.cz/","/policy/green-investment-scheme-new-green-savings-2014","Ministry of Environment, State Environmental Fund","The main objective of the program is to improve the environment by reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases (mainly CO2), as well as saving energy in final consumption and stimulating the economy of the Czech Republic with other social benefits, which are for example, increasing the quality of citizens living, improving the appearance of cities and municipalities, starting long-term progressive. Promotes energy saving reconstructions of houses and apartment buildings, replacement of unsuitable heating sources and usage of renewable energy.
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"93037","2014","National","Czech Republic","","Operational Programme Environment (2014-2020): Sustainable Use of Energy Sources","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://en.opzp.cz/sekce/506/about-operational-programme-environment/ ","/policy/operational-programme-environment-2014-2020-sustainable-use-energy-sources","Ministry of Environment, State Environmental Fund","The new OP Environment for the period 2014-2020 is currently being prepared (only the Czech version of the new programme is available on the OPE website: www.opzp.cz/clanek/768/2340/6-verze-opzp-pro-budouci-programove-obdobi-2...).
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"93054","2014","National","Czech Republic","","Transport policy for the period 2014-2020","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Vehicle fuel-economy and emissions standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Transport, Transport, Transport infrastructure, Transport","","Electric motor, Transport (engine), Transport technologies","http://dataplan.info/img_upload/7bdb1584e3b8a53d337518d988763f8d/b13-00298_ministerstvo_dopravy_2014_2020_eng-05_1.pdf","/policy/transport-policy-period-2014-2020","Ministry of Transport","The strategy states that it is necessary to favour vehicles with lower specific energy consumption and lower emission levels. It is necessary to develop and implement distribution tariffs for the use of infrastructure for different vehicle categories based on their specific consumption. Another goal is to aim at increasing the share of renewables in total energy consumption in transport by 2020 to 10% in accordance with EU agreements. The strategy also states the intention to reduce emissions of NOx, VOC and PM 2.5 from the road transport sector, renewal of the fleet of the Czech Republic and by increasing the share of alternative drive systems to reduce losses in the operation of power systems and equipment in electric traction, increase the conversion efficiency by driving vehicles in rail transport in fleet renewal and to ensure the use of energy recovery on electrified lines of the RIA.
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"79371","2014","National","Denmark","European Union","Mandatory Energy Audits - Article 8(4) ","Regulatory instruments, Auditing","","","","","/policy/mandatory-energy-audits-article-84","","On 29 January, the Danish Government presented a Bill to the Danish Parliament containing the general rules for the implementation of the Directive’s requirement for mandatory energy audits, Article 8(4). The Act was adopted by the Danish Parliament on 1 April 2014. It contains an obligation for enterprises to carry out a mandatory energy audit every fourth year. The enterprise can also satisfy the obligation by using and maintaining a certified energy or environmental management system that includes an energy audit as part of the management system. The Act also provides a legal basis for the Minister for Climate, Energy and Building to lay down detailed rules on, among other things, the content of energy audits and qualification requirements for the experts who are to carry out the energy audit.
The Act obliges large enterprises to have an energy audit carried out independently by qualified experts and to submit documentation of the energy audit performed. The energy audit must be carried out at least every fourth year, calculated from the date of the preceding energy audit. As the Act indicates, the first energy audits must be completed no later than 5 December 2015. Energy audits that satisfy the minimum requirements and have been carried since 4 December 2012, which is when the Energy Efficiency Directive entered into force, count towards the enterprise’s fulfillment of the requirement. This means, for example, that if a large enterprise had an energy audit carried out on 27 June 2013, the next energy audit must be carried out no later than 27 June 2017.
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"92992","2014","National","France","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/2014_neeap_en_france.pdf","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2","","France 2014 NEEAP was released in April 2014, in accordance with the energy efficiency directive requirements. Efficiency measures are detailed sector by sector. Under the Energy Efficiency Directive, EU countries must draw up these plans every three years.
Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (EED) establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the European Union. It contributes towards achieving the target of improving energy efficiency by 20 % by 2020 and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
In accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (EED), France has set itself the dual target of reducing its energy consumption to 131.4 Mtoe of final energy and 219.9 Mtoe of primary energy by 2020 (excluding non-energy uses and international bunkers).
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"93167","2014","National","Germany","","National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency
","Economic instruments, Information and education, Voluntary approaches","","","","http://www.bmwi.de/EN/Topics/Energy/Energy-Efficiency/nape.html","/policy/national-action-plan-energy-efficiency","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","The National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency (NAPE) represents the energy efficiency strategy of the Federal Government of Germany for the 18th legislative period. With NAPE, the Federal Government highlights the role of energy efficiency as the twin pillar of the Energy Transition, along with the deployment of renewable energy. As a comprehensive policy package NAPE consists of immediate measures as well as long-term work processes. The implementation of these measures and processes will contribute significantly to achieving Germany’s national energy efficiency goals: -20% primary energy reduction until 2020 and -50% until 2050 (base year: 2008).
NAPE comprises of three main pillars:
Stepping up energy efficiency in buildings: Since almost 40% of total final energy in Germany is consumed in buildings, efforts in this area represent a crucial component of a successful energy transition. Among a set of immediate measures, NAPE continues and upgrades the successful CO2 Building Renovation Programme (KfW programmes for energy-efficient construction and rehabilitation) until 2018. In addition, NAPE contains key points of the Energy Efficiency Strategy for Buildings, with which the Federal Government pursues the National Energy Concept target of achieving a reduction of 80 percent in primary energy demand in buildings compared to 2008.
Establishing energy efficiency as an investment and business model: New impetus for energy efficiency services, energy efficiency technologies and competitiveness. Energy efficiency projects can generate attractive returns on investment (in SMEs, for example, average yields on energy efficiency investments can amount to as much as 20-25 percent). Therefore NAPE aims at promoting the development of business models for energy saving (e.g. energy performance contracting). With the introduction of the Competitive Tendering Scheme for Energy Efficiency, Germany will spearhead a new approach for promoting close-to-market and cost-effective energy efficiency solution.
Individual responsibility for energy efficiency: Measure – Understand – Take Action – Save. All stakeholders share the responsibility for achieving Germany’s national energy efficiency goals. Therefore NAPE aims at putting energy consumers in a position to make informed decisions about their energy consumption. Diversely detailed, low-threshold and high-quality energy consulting services are a key element for pinpointing lucrative energy saving options. The measures in NAPE for raising the effectiveness of advisory programmes will improve quality assurance in energy consulting and build confidence in qualified consulting.
With the Energy Efficiency Networks Initiative (common initiative with 20 industry, business and trade associations) the Federal Government specifically targets energy efficiency in the industry, trade and services. The participation in an energy efficiency network enables company experts to better plan and execute investments in energy efficiency.
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"92695","2014","National","Germany","","3rd National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)","Auditing, Tax relief, Loan / debt finance, Grants/subsidy, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Space heating, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Redaktion/PDF/M-O/nationaler-energieeffizienz-aktionsplan-2014,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi2012,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf","/policy/3rd-national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-neeap","Federal Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Bundesstelle für Energieeffizienz)","The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) is a requirement of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED, 2012/27/EU). The Plan includes energy use and efficiency targets and reports on efforts and progress to date.
Targets:
average annual increase of 2.1% in macroeconomic energy productivity from 2008 to 2020
reduce primary energy consumption from 2008 levels by 20% by 2020 and by 50% by 2050
Results to date:
Energy savings of 2 246 PJ by 2016 (993 PJ between 1995-2007 and 1 253 PJ between 2008-2016)
Measures and actions:
Quality control and optimisation of existing energy consultancy services to support energy efficiency consulting for refurbishment plans of entire buildings, including groups of owners. Target savings: 4 PJ of primary energy consumption.
Tax incentives for energy efficiency refurbishment targeted at improving energy efficiency and renewable heat usage in residential buildings (target date Q1 2015). Target savings: 40 PJ of primary energy consumption.
CO2 Building Refurbishment Programme has been extended to increase funds available through the soft loan programmes to EUR 2 billion, with an additional EUR 300 million/year. The programme is now extended to commercial and communal properties, as well as residential. Target savings: 12.5-51.5 PJ of primary energy consumption
Pilot Energy Efficiency Tenders ""Step Up!"" is a pilot phase (2015-2018) for energy efficiency tenders to take place in a variety of sectors, e.g. IT servers, heat pump replacements. Total funding EUR 315 million from 2015-2018.
Increased guarantee provision for long-term energy efficiency contracting to EUR 2 million over three years starting from 2015. Target savings: 5.5-10 PJ of primary energy consumption
KFW Energy Efficiency Programme has been extended to include two new levels of access to the programme (“Starter” programme at 10% energy savings, and the “Premium Standard” at 30%). The programme supports private sector energy efficiency improvements through soft loans. Target savings: 29.5 PJ of primary energy consumption
Energy Efficiency Network Initiative targets the creation of 500 “Energy Efficiency Networks” by 2020 to provide implementation frameworks and tools for the government’s energy efficiency plan at a local level. Target savings: 74.5 PJ of primary energy consumption
Top-Runner Initiative plans to push for increased energy efficiency in supply chains and product development through the creation of higher standard at a national level and the granting of EUR 6 million in research support. Target savings: 85 PJ of primary energy consumption
Mandatory energy audits requires large companies to perform a full certified energy audit of their activities by the end of 2015. Target savings: 50.5 PJ of primary energy consumption
National energy efficiency labelling for old heating systems requires heaters and boilers to be given an energy efficiency grading during the existing mandatory chimney-sweep visits. Owners of boilers considered too old or inefficient under the scheme will receive advice on potential upgrades. Target savings: 10 PJ of primary energy consumption
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"92141","2014","National","Germany","","Energy consulting for municipalities
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-consulting-municipalities","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","In investments in municipal buildings and facilities, energy consulting can make a major contribution to raising the propensity to invest and the acceptance of renovation measures. Municipalities and/or municipal corporations have some technically very sophisticated buildings and facilities, which generally require the consulting services of specialised engineering firms. The ‘Energy Advice for Municipal and Non-profit Organisations’ guidelines, the Federal government is helping municipalities to make the right decisions when it comes to the retrofitting of buildings to make them more energy-efficient and to ensuring that new buildings are energy-efficient.
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"91473","2014","National","Hungary",""," The Green Investment Fund","Economic instruments","Buildings, Utilities, Residential, Transport, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","","/policy/green-investment-fund","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","Earlier the National Energy Conservation Programme was the main equipment to support energy efficiency projects in Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Improvement Action Programme. After this program the Green Investment System (GIS) (ZBR in Hungarian) has operated since 2009, and also in 2014 with actually variable sources which mainly based on governmental income from carbon dioxide quota sales.
In 2014 the Green Investment Fund (ZFR in Hungarian) was established (by Act CCXXX of 2013 law on the central budget for 2014) and this will operate continuously in the future based on the budget law. The ZFR also gives supports for more nationally programs, but it has a range of complex tasks Ministry of National Development Decree 69/2013. (XI. 28.) about the utilization of appropriations of the Green Economy Financial System. Hungary from the ZFR budget pays the contribution to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund anf the ZFR gives the financial sources for other international financial obligation, such as membership fees related the climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy. The ZFR also could give some sopport programs connected the climate change actions (adaptation or prevention)
In 2014 the ZFR EE support programs are next:
Modernization heating (boiler replacement) subprogram (ZFR-KAZ/14 ). Budget: 1.600.000.000 HUF.
Large household appliances replacing action for refrigerating or freezing equipment (HGCS-2014 ). Budget: 627.100.000 HUF.
More several other ZFR programs are expected yet in 2014.
In addition also some ZBR support programs are available in 2014:
Action for the gas (CNG) buses purchasing in the public transport (ÚSZT-ZBR-CNG-2014), Budget: 1.600.000.000 HUF.
Façade door and window replacement Subprogram (ZBR-NY/14). Budget: 1.100.000.000 HUF.
More several other ZBR programs are expected yet in 2014.
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"93237","2014","State/Provincial","India","","Walkthrough Energy Audit (WTEA) Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Gujarat (2014/2015)","Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Industry, SMEs","","Industry end-uses, Industrial processes","http://geda.gujarat.gov.in/media/14-15_%20scheme_%20revised.pdf","/policy/walkthrough-energy-audit-wtea-scheme-micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-gujarat","Gujarat Energy Development Agency","This scheme is applicable for Micro, Small and Medium sized enterprises in the industrial sector. A Walk-Through energy Audit (WTEA) is a simple visual investigative audit and table-top survey of the energy bills of the manufacturing facility. In this scheme GEDA deploy qualified energy auditors to carry out WTEAs in MSMEs and submit energy audit reports, which comprise an analysis of the energy consumption pattern and recommendations to save energy in the audited MSME units. The WTEA will also point out good ‘House Keeping’ practices relevant to the industry being audited.
The objective of scheme is to promote the concept of energy conservation and management in the small and medium industries sector. The target was to carry out 500 walk-through energy audits in MSMEs clusters such as metal-processing, re-rolling, foundry and chemical industries within Gujarat State. As an incentive, companies can get financial assistance of INR 6000 per audit to cover the fees of the the Energy Auditor against submission of the WTEA report.
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"93180","2014","National","Indonesia","","Indonesia National Standard for Air Conditioning, Refrigerator, and Washing Machine (Ministerial Regulation No.34/M-IND/PER/7/2013) ","Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Appliances, Refrigeration, Cooking, Clothes washing","http://regulasi.kemenperin.go.id/site/baca_peraturan/1513","/policy/indonesia-national-standard-air-conditioning-refrigerator-and-washing-machine-ministerial","Ministry of Industry","This regulation provides detailed explanation in how the manufacturers and importers need to report their products to accredited institution, in return, which furthermore will assess the products appropriately and reported to the government after approved/rejected the admission. The SND code for AC is SNI IEC 60335-2-40-2009, refrigerator is SNI IEC 60335-2-24-2009, and Washing Machine is SNI IEC 60335-2-7-2009.
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"91603","2014","National","Ireland","","Better Buildings: A National Renovation Strategy for Ireland","","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential, Other services and industrial","","Building end-uses","https://www.dccae.gov.ie/documents/Renovation%20Strategy%20for%20Ireland.pdf","/policy/better-buildings-national-renovation-strategy-ireland","Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment","This first version of a National Renovation Strategy has been prepared to fulfil Article 4 of the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive which requires Member States to set out long-term strategies for mobilising investment in the renovation of buildings. It seeks to provide a pathway towards reducing emissions from buildings in the domestic, commercial, industrial and public sectors.
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"79374","2014","National","Ireland","","Energy Efficiency Fund ","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Funds to sub-national governments","","","","https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/energy/topics/Energy-Efficiency/business/business-support-programmes/Pages/Energy-Efficiency-Fund.aspx","/policy/energy-efficiency-fund-3","","The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment launched Ireland's first ever National Energy Efficiency Fund in March 2014. The fund is to act as a catalyst to develop energy efficiency projects in the Irish market. The fund will also enhance the level of finance available to support the clear cost saving opportunity that exists for public and commercial sector organisations. Sustainable Development Capital Limited (SDCL), who was selected to act as the fund manager, is currently seeking additional finance. The Fund provides finance to two main types of energy efficiency projects in public and commercial sectors, Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) where funding is loaned to an Energy Services Company (""ESCO"") and direct lending to the client company.","","","","","","","","",""
"92559","2014","National","Italy","","National Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Action Plan","","Transport infrastructure, Transport, Transport","","Intelligent transportation (for freight), Transport (non-engine), Transport technologies","http://www.mit.gov.it/mit/mop_all.php?p_id=17684","/policy/national-intelligent-transport-system-its-action-plan","Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport","The national ITS action plan identifies the national priorities until 2017. It analyses the state of the Art of ITS deployment in Italy and identifies strategies and policies to be undertaken, for each of the priority areas included in the EU Directive. It is currently under discussion by all the involved stakeholder in order to identify and launch concrete action for the deployment of the Action Plan.
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"91723","2014","National","Italy","","Urgent provisions for energy efficiency of school and university","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2014-06-24;91!vig=","/policy/urgent-provisions-energy-efficiency-school-and-university","","Article 9 of the Decree 91 of 24 June 2014 ""Urgent provisions for agriculture, environmental protection and energy efficiency of school and university education, renewal and development of enterprises, containment of the costs imposed on electricity tariffs, as well as for the definition of immediate obligations under European legislation"" deals with urgent measures for energy efficiency in public school and university buildings.
More specifically, a total amount of 350M€ of soft financing is available to public bodies for those energy efficiency works able to ensure a (at least) two-class improvment of the energy efficiency parameter of the building, within three years.
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"93342","2014","National","Japan","","Basic Energy Plan (2014)","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2014/0411_02.html ","/policy/basic-energy-plan-2014","Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)","In April 2014, the Government of Japan formulated the Strategic Energy Plan in order to show to the public the basic direction of Japan’s energy policy under the Basic Act on Energy Policy. The Basic Energy Plan is a policy document developed by the Government of Japan under the Basic Act on Energy Policy, which entered into force in June 2002. The plan presents the basic principles of Japan’s energy policy, namely, “safety,” “energy security,” “improving economic efficiency,” and “environment suitability”. In October 2003, the government introduced the First Plan, and it publicized the Second Plan in March 2007 and the Third Plan in June 2010. The 2014 plan is the fourth plan, and the first to be released after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
On April 11th, 2014, the Cabinet decided to approve the new Strategic Energy Plan as the basis for the orientation of Japan’s new energy policy, considering the dramatic changes in energy environments inside and outside Japan, including those caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accidents at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
The principles of the policy is centered on the following themes such as stable energy supply, economic efficiency, environment, and safety taking into account global viewpoint and economic growth to build multilayered and diversified flexible energy demand-supply structure.
This policy sets out Japan’s long term energy demand and supply policies and measures to be implemented in a comprehensive and planned manner toward the future. Of those polices and measures are the 10 key themes, which includes energy efficiency and conservation under section II: Realization of an advanced energy-saving society and smart and flexible consumer activities.
The section II articulates two subsections: “1. Enhancing energy efficiency in each sector” and “2. Leveraging demand response that promotes efficient energy supply.” The former includes the following points:
(1) Enhancing energy efficiency in the business and household sectors: in the residential and commercial sectors, improvement of energy efficiencies(2) Promotion of diverse energy efficiency measures in the transportation sector(3) Acceleration of energy efficiency in the industrial sector and others(4) Measures to achieve further energy efficiency that are suited to the status of energy consumption by businesses
Prior to this Basic Energy Plan in 2014, there were the following policy documents pertaining to energy and energy efficiency policy orientation in Japan:# Energy Conservation Frontrunner Plan (2006) (for the past record, please refer to the data entry ""895"")# New National Energy Strategy (2006) (for the past record, please refer to the data entry ""1819"") # National Policy Direction on Energy Conservation 2007 (2007) (for the past record, please refer to the data entry ""1687"")# National Energy Conservation Promotion - New 2007 Campaigns for Further Energy Efficiency (2007) (for the past record, please refer to the data entry ""1720"")
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"93835","2014","National","Kazakhstan","","Fuel and Energy Development Concept 2030","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","https://tengrinews.kz/zakon/pravitelstvo_respubliki_kazahstan_premer_ministr_rk/promyishlennost/id-P1400000724/","/policy/fuel-and-energy-development-concept-2030","Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan","The concept of development of the fuel and energy complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030 links the development of the oil and gas, coal, nuclear and electric power industries to an integrated manner, taking into account the world's best practices and the latest trends in the development of world energy. The Concept of development of the fuel and energy complex of Kazakhstan until 2030 which was adopted in 2014 sets target to achieve reduction of GDP energy intensity by 10%, 25% and 30% by 2015, 2020 and 2030.
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"93299","2014","National","Kazakhstan","","Energy Management System - ISO 50001","Codes and standards, Other regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://en.energo.gov.kz/index.php?id=1741","/policy/energy-management-system-iso-50001","Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan","In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On energy saving and increasing energy efficiency” (amended on 10.07.2012), from 1 of January 2014 the subjects of the State Energy registry consuming energy resources in the amount equivalent to one thousand five hundred and more tons of oil equivalent per year, are required to establish, implement and organize the work of the energy management system (SEnM) in accordance with International Standard on Energy Management ISO 50001:2011.
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"92917","2014","National","Lithuania","","The Programme for investment incentives and industry development for 2014-2020 ","Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","","/policy/programme-investment-incentives-and-industry-development-2014-2020","Ministry of Economy","In this programme an objective to encourage enterprises to use recourses and energy more efficiently as well as use of RES is set. It is planned to implement energy efficiency measures and to reduce energy use in manufacturing industry from 222.9 (in 2012) to 182.9 (in 2020) kg of oil equivalent (for creation of 1000 EUR value added). Additionally, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania currently is preparing a study on “The potential of energy use efficiency increase in industry enterprises and determination of measures which encourage the use of different types of energy”. The aim of this study is to identify measures and main drives which encourage increasing energy efficiency in industry and to use different types of energy as well as help to identify the main implementation mechanisms and provide recommendations how to implement the proposed measures. The programme will be financed from the EU structural funds.
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"92613","2014","National","Lithuania","","Law on Energy Efficiency ","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/law-energy-efficiency","Ministry of Energy","In order to fully transpose provisions of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency in to national law, in 2014 the Law on Energy Efficiency was prepared.
In the law is determined that the system of energy efficiency commitment must to ensure that by 31 December 2020 saved energy in the final consumption will reach 287 ktoe.
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"92680","2014","National","Lithuania","","Programme of Public building renovation ","Funds to sub-national governments, Infrastructure investments, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/programme-public-building-renovation","","The 2020 target set in this Programme is to renovate 700 000 m2 of the public buildings by saving 60 GWh of the annual primary energy and to reduce GHG emissions by 14 thou. kt.
It is planned to renovate public buildings by reaching C class of energy utility. In this Programme it is defined that the total area of public houses which are owned by the state and municipalities is 14.8 million m2 (approximately 35% of all are non-residential buildings), for the heating all these building approximately 2 300 GWh of heat energy is used.
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"91632","2014","National","Luxembourg","","Energy performance of functional buildings ","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2015/0017/2015A0202C.html?highlight=b%C3%A2timents%22fonctionnels","/policy/energy-performance-functional-buildings","Ministry of the Economy","This regulation modifies the regulation of 2010 concerning the energy performance of non-residential builings by reinforcing the energy performance standarts.
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"91759","2014","National","Luxembourg","","Cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements report
","","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.gouvernement.lu/4300111/efficacite-energetique","/policy/cost-optimal-levels-minimum-energy-performance-requirements-report","Ministry of the Economy","Analysis of cost-optimal requirements for buildings
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"92675","2014","National","Luxembourg","","Feed-in tariffs for renewable energy","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2014/0154/index.html ","/policy/feed-tariffs-renewable-energy","Ministry of the Economy, Directorate general for Energy ","This regulation has replaced and updated the existing feed-in tariffs for renewable electriciy by adapting them to the marked conditions and taking into account the investment aids provided by other entities . The tariffs are differentiated according to the renewable energy source and to installation capacity. Special bonuses are foreseen for heat sold to third parties generated by renewable cogeneration units. It also modifies the act of 15 December 2011 on production, remuneration and commercialisation of biogas introducing feed-in tariffs.
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"92942","2014","National","Luxembourg","","Smart metering","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2014/0177/a177.pdf#page=4 ","/policy/smart-metering","Ministry of the Economy, Directorate general for Energy ","The regulation sets modalities for metering energy consumption and the use of the collected data (smart meters). This legal sets the smart metering conditions for electricity and natural gas. It defines mainly the terms and conditions and the periodes of metering, the use of data and the maximum storage time of the collected data.
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"92293","2014","National","Luxembourg","","Energy performance of buildings ","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://eli.legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/2014/05/26/n2 ","/policy/energy-performance-buildings","Ministry of the Economy, Directorate general for Energy ","This regulation modifies the regulation of 2007 concerning the energy performance of residential builings, the regulation of 2010 concerning the energy performance of non residential buildings and the regulation of 2000 concerning gas installations in order to comply with directive 2010/31/EU.
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"93753","2014","National","Malta","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Utilities, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-9","","In 2014, Malta introduced energy efficiency obligations targeting energy savings between 2014 to 2020 of 111.6 GWh in final energy. This policy covers residential gas and electricity. Eligible energy efficiency measures include installing smart meters and rising block tariffs.
Monitoring and verification appears to be top-down evaluations of energy consumption before and after measures. The obligated party is Enemalta Corporation which is the monopoly distributor. Penalties can be up to EUR 100 000 total or EUR 600 for each day of non-compliance.
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"94042","2014","National","Mexico","","National Lighting Replacement Programme (Programa Nacional de Sustitución de Focos - Ahórrate una Luz)","Research, development and deployment, Deployment","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Interior lighting, Lamp technologies, Incandescent, Compact fluorescent lamp","http://www.ahorrateunaluz.org.mx:8081/MicroSitio/Default.aspx","/policy/national-lighting-replacement-programme-programa-nacional-de-sustituci%C3%B3n-de-focos-ah%C3%B3rrate","Ministry of Energy (SENER)","SENER in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (SHCP), the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), DICONSA (public company of the Mexican government under the Ministry of Social Development) and the Electric Power Savings Trust Fund (FIDE), implemented an Efficient Lighting Project to promote the adoption of energy-efficient technologies such as CFLs.
The National Lighting Replacement Programme (referred to colloquially as “Ahórrate una Luz” – Save Light) gave free delivery of packages of five Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) to electricity users located in localities of up to 100,000 inhabitants. The programme supported the entry into force of the last stage of NOM-028-ENER-2010 that removed 60 and 40 Watt incandescent bulbs from the market from January 1st, 2015.
Ahórrate una Luz assisted the population that had not benefited from previous programmes (localities over 100,000 inhabitants – Luz Sustentable I and II). It further contributed to regulating market failures, typical of technological change, particularly in the rural sector and intermediate populations.
Under the programme, approximately 39.8 million incandescent bulbs were replaced with CFLs in 7.96 million households in localities up to 100 000 inhabitants, resulting in estimated energy savings of 2 714.63 GWh annually and 691.05 MW of capacity savings. By December 2017 (closing date), the project had helped in the realization of other key objectives:
• It helped to avoid the emission of 1 232 444 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
• MXN 6 151 million savings for the government in avoided subsidies.
• MXN 3 083 million household savings due to avoided energy costs.
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"93592","2014","National","Mexico","","National Programme for Sustainable Energy Use 2014-2018 (Programa Nacional para el Aprovechamiento Sustentable de la Energía - PRONASE)","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5342503&fecha=28/04/2014","/policy/national-programme-sustainable-energy-use-2014-2018-programa-nacional-para-el-aprovechamiento","Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía)","Under Law for the Sustainable Use of Energy (LASE), the Mexican government established the National Programme for Sustainable Energy Use (Programa Nacional para el Aprovechamiento Sustentable de la Energía ? PRONASE) which sets the strategy and actions for energy efficiency at a national level for all sectors.
The first PRONASE covered the period 2009-12 and indicated that the greatest potential energy savings could be found in lighting, appliances and industrial motors.
The PRONASE 2014-18 has six main objectives: (i) To design and develop programmes and actions that enable the optimal use of energy in processes and activities in the national energy supply chain (ii) to strengthen regulation of energy efficiency in appliances and energy consuming equipment manufactured and commercialised in the country (iii) to strengthen the systems and government agencies responsible for energy efficiency at federal level, state and municipal level integrating public, private, academic and social institutions (iv) Promote the development of technical and technological capacities related to sustainable energy use (v) Contribute to the capacity building and dissemination of an energy savings culture in society (vi) promote research and development on energy efficiency technologies
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"92787","2014","National","Netherlands","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan","","","","","https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/NEEAP_2014_nl-en.pdf","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-1","","The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) obliges Member States to submit a national energy efficiency action plan (NEEAP) to the Commission by 30 April 2014 and every three years thereafter. These plans must cover significant energy efficiency improvement measures and expected and/or achieved energy savings, including those in the supply, transmission and distribution of energy as well as energy end-use.
This NEEAP was prepared in accordance with the reporting template produced by the European Commission in accordance with the Commission Implementing Decision of 22 May 2013 for the reporting of legal obligations.
The indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020 is 482 PJ final end-use efficiency improvements to be achieved in the period 2014-2020, in primary terms this is 671 PJ.
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"91825","2014","National","New Zealand","","Carbon Reduction Programmes","Public voluntary programmes, Voluntary approaches","Transport, Industry, Non-residential, Buildings","","Heavy trucks, Tyres, Industrial equipment, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Transport (non-engine), Transport technologies, Industry end-uses","https://www.eecabusiness.govt.nz/funding-and-support/lower-carbon-meat-and-dairy-programme/","/policy/carbon-reduction-programmes","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","Four new carbon projects were announced in April and May 2014. The new three-year, NZD 5.35 million package was focused on enhancing business and household productivity and reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the two areas of greatest potential savings – transport and industrial heat – and used information campaigns, energy audits, training workshops and industry partnerships to deliver.
The projects announced were:
energy efficiency improvements in meat and dairy heat plants;
a renewable energy ‘hub’ for business heat in Southland;
a programme to promote fuel efficient tyres; and
an expanded programme for heavy vehicle fleets.
1) Energy efficiency improvements in meat and dairy heat plants
This programme aimed to improve the energy efficiency of heat plant in the meat and dairy processing sectors by targeting 50 sites in its first year. Industrial processes in the meat and dairy sector account for 6% of New Zealand’s business energy use and most of this energy comes from fossil fuels. There are significant opportunities for site operators to reduce their costs and generate less carbon dioxide through more efficient use of energy. EECA contributed to the costs of feasibility studies and business cases to demonstrate the value of energy efficiency measures. This pilot project ended at 30 June 2016. Support for feasibility studies to identify energy and carbon savings projects within processing sites will be integrated into the large energy user programme (see EECA Business Programmes). In 2016 processing sites implemented, or are implementing, savings equivalent to 9,600 tonnes carbon per annum significantly exceeding the target of 7,000 tonnes.
2) A renewable energy ""hub"" for business heat in Southland
Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources – such as wood residues or geothermal steam – to generate heat can significantly reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions. Wood is often overlooked as a clean energy source because potential users are concerned about supply certainty, and potential suppliers do not see sufficient current demand to justify investment. This project established a sustainable market for renewable heat in Southland. The hub was designed to connect potential suppliers of wood energy with potential users of heat such as industry, manufacturers, and commercial buildings, to reduce risks of investment on both supply and demand sides. The project was also designed to be a catalyst for similar initiatives in other regions. The Wood Energy South project focused on identifying cost-effective opportunities for businesses to transition to wood energy. Several small scale conversions have happened and will continue to happen as boilers come up for replacement. A 2015 review of the project found that at least one or more medium to large industrial cornerstone project/s are needed to create more opportunities for further conversions. These cornerstone conversions require significant business decisions and although EECA is supporting these businesses in providing information through the large energy user programme, the timing for these conversions are set by a number of business drivers. There are a number of projects in the pipeline. Should at least two large projects currently under consideration go ahead, this would exceed the pilot projects target.
3) A programme to promote fuel-efficient tyres
Fuel efficient tyres are available from all the major tyre manufacturers but EECA’s market research showed that most consumers were not aware of them, and sales were comparatively low. EECA worked with the tyre industry on an information campaign to increase consumer awareness about the benefits of fuel efficient tyres. The programme was launched on 5 October 2014 with advertisements, online advertising, and a web tool to help consumers choose fuel efficient tyres. EECA engaged with the tyre industry, signing partnerships with tyre importers that cover an estimated 60% of sales in the passenger tyre market. Despite the active participation of the tyre industry this programme did not deliver the expected carbon reductions. The programme was scaled back in April 2016 following a review. The tyre labelling and compliance components continue at a low-level market presence for proactive consumers and engaged retailers.
4) Expanded programme for heavy vehicle fleets
The Heavy Vehicle Fuel Efficiency programme was originally launched in July 2012, initially focusing on large fleets (see separate entry). The sector consumes about 20% of all transport energy – about 1 billion litres of diesel a year – and there is potential for fleet operators to save up to 15% of their fuel use. Many fleet operators are not aware that they can make significant savings through fuel efficiency, or how to achieve these savings.
EECA’s heavy vehicle programme for large fleets (fleets that use more than 1 million litres of fuel per annum) had been running for two years, and this new carbon programme extended the programme from large to medium-sized fleets (fleets with fewer than 20 vehicles). The aim was to deliver savings of 1.1 million litres of fuel, and 2.7 million litres of fuel per annum by the end of the three-year programme.
The extended programme held workshops, and recruited 12 medium-sized fleets.
Despite the active participation of the heavy vehicle fleet industry this programme did not delivering the expected carbon reduction and the project finished in April 2016.
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"92877","2014","National","Poland","","Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Development of 3 June 2014 on the methodology for calculating the energy performance of the building and the preparation and design of energy performance certificates of buildings","","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20140000888","/policy/regulation-minister-infrastructure-and-development-3-june-2014-methodology-calculating-energy","Ministry of Infrastructure and Development","The Regulation specifies: • methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings;• method of preparation of an Energy Performance Certificate for building; • models of Energy Performance Certificates.
This Regulation also implements Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings.
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"91631","2014","National","Portugal","","Call 06-FEE-Nitrogen Tire Filling 2014","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Tyres, Transport (non-engine), Transport technologies","http://fee.adene.pt/Resultados/Paginas/resultadosaviso06.aspx","/policy/call-06-fee-nitrogen-tire-filling-2014","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This Call provides support to implement systems to fill tires with nitrogen. This measure is foreseen in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, framed within the ""Transports"" area, labeled ""Energy Efficiency in the Transports Program and Urban Mobility"".
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"93273","2014","National","Portugal","","Call 08-FEE-SGCIE - Promotion of Energy Efficiency 2014","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Industry","","Industry end-uses, Industrial processes","http://www.pnaee.pt/avisos-fee/aviso-08","/policy/call-08-fee-sgcie-promotion-energy-efficiency-2014","Ministry of Economy , Executive Committee of the NEEAP","Call 08 aims to support energy audits, installation of systems for energy consumption management and thermal insulations in installations with a Rationalization Agreement for Energy Consumption (ARCE) under SGCIE - Management System of Intensive Energy Consumption, which is the main measure for Industry foressen in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan.
","EUR","","151762","2014 to 2017","350.000 euro ","Partially spent","","","2017"
"92046","2014","National","Portugal","","Call 07-FEE-Sustainable Urban Mobility","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","","http://fee.adene.pt/Resultados/Paginas/resultadosaviso07.aspx","/policy/call-07-fee-sustainable-urban-mobility","Ministry of Economy and Employment","Call 7 aims to support the implementation of sustainable mobility plans. This measure is foreseen in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, framed within the ""Transports"" area, ""Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility"".
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"92176","2014","National","Slovakia","","The Slovak Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance Facility (SLOVSEFF III)","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.slovseff.eu/index.php/en/about-en","/policy/slovak-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-finance-facility-slovseff-iii","","SlovSEFF III is a sustainable energy financing facility developed by the EBRD in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of Spain, which are funding the programme's incentive payments and technical assistance respectively.
The incentive payments are financed from the proceeds of an innovative carbon credit transaction between the governments of the Slovak Republic and Spain. Under the terms of the agreement, the Slovak Republic has allocated the proceeds from the sale of emission permits towards additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction projects in the Slovak Republic (please click here for more information).
Given the nature of the overarching carbon credit transaction, SlovSEFF III seeks to promote the reduction of GHG emissions by introducing a link between a project's GHG emission reduction potential and the incentive payment level for renewable energy and industrial energy efficiency projects. The programme's focus will be on financing these investment categories. The incentive payment for residential energy efficiency projects is based on the environmental impact that the proposed measures combined are able to achieve.
The SlovSEFF III participating financial institutions are Slovenská sporite??a, a.s. and VÚB, a.s.
The SlovSEFF III project consultants are ENVIROS and Factor CO2.
The SlovSEFF III verification consultant is ALLPLAN.
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"92765","2014","National","Slovakia","","Energy Efficiency Act 321/2014","Auditing, Other regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Cross-industry, Utilities, Multi-sector, Buildings, Industry","","","http://www.urso.gov.sk/sites/default/files/z_321_2014.pdf","/policy/energy-efficiency-act-3212014","Ministry of Economy","The Energy Efficiency Act implements the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) 2012/27/EU into the Slovak legislative system. The Act deals with and contains following rules and obligations:
Measures for support and improvement of energy efficiency for new and refurbished electricity production facilities. In addition, electricity producers using combustion engines of 1 MW capacity or more, gas turbines of more than 2 MW capacity, and producers of electricity using other thermal processes with the total capacity of the energy source 10 MW and more, are obliged to undertake an energy audit of the equipment, and investigate the possibility of CHP operation of such equipment.
Power transmission system operators and distribution system operators are obliged to regularly evaluate transmission efficiency and publish this evaluation no later than on 31st March of the following year. The same obligation applies to the operators of gas, liquid fuels, delivered heat, waterworks and sewage systems.
Energy consumers must comply with operation economy rules for energy-consuming equipment. Owners of non-industrial buildings with floor space of 1000 m2 and more with centralised space heating must provide hydraulic balanced heating systems in the building and thermostatic valves for heaters.
Obligations for preparation of strategic documents in the field of energy efficiency. Here the Ministry of Economy (MoE) is obliged to develop an energy efficiency strategy, submit it to the Government, evaluate the fulfilment of the strategys goals, and regularly (every three years) provide action plans of energy efficiency and monitor its outcomes. MoE also determines energy efficiency targets, makes an estimate energy efficiency potential of district heating systems and concludes energy saving agreements with entrepreneurs. In the field of energy efficiency of public buildings, MoE in close cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development has obligations concerning strategy development, planning and periodical evaluation of renovation of public buildings with floor area of 250 m2 or more. The Act defines also rules and obligations related to monitoring, evaluation and evaluation of national energy efficiency target for MoE and operator of monitoring system as well as for data providers (energy companies, utilities as well as for relevant public bodies).
Rules of performing of energy audits:
Here the Act defines rules and conditions for energy auditors as well as the obligation to pass an energy audit at least each 4 years for a „big“ enterprise – it means an enterprise with either more than 250 employees or annual turnover of € 50 mil.
Enterpreneurship in the field of energy services:
New Act on Energy Efficiency recognizes 3 types of energy services
Support (i.e. ""soft"") Energy Service – includes mainly advisory or education activities;
Guarranteed Energy Service – realisation of real complete energy services based on a project; and
Energy Service for Public Sector – a special type of Guarranteed Energy Service, where either public authority or public financial resources are involved according to rules specified in the Act.
Information provision: It includes on the one hand collection of information about energy services providers by an authority specified by MoE. On the other hand the Act stipulates obligations concernig information provision in the field of thermal energy as well as information provision gas and electricity distribution companies for final customers. Finally, offences against the Act and financial penalties are enumerated.
At the end of October 2014, the Slovak parliament (National Council of the Slovak Republic) approved Act No. 321/2014 Coll. on energy efficiency, which has become effective as of 1 December 2014. The main reason for the adoption of the new act on energy efficiency was the implementation of the Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency into Slovak law, and also the need for regulation of various practical issues with energy efficiency. The new act is focused on energy efficiency in the whole energy chain and it will also affect various entities which are not dealing primarily with energy efficiency, such as electricity generators. Nevertheless, the newly introduced obligations are imposed mainly on the owners or operators of larger buildings, as well as industrial buildings. The act also includes various obligations with respect to energy efficiency in the course of operation of central heating where, for instance, apartment buildings with their own heating systems are obliged to install authorised meters to its heating system up until the end of 2016.
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"93556","2014","National","Slovakia","","Energy Policy 2014","Strategic planning, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","www.economy.gov.sk/","/policy/energy-policy-2014","Ministry of Economy","The Energy Policy of the Slovak Republic (Energy Policy) is the strategic document defining the energy sector's primary objectives and priorities to 2035 with a view to 2050. The Energy Policy is a component of Slovakia's national economic strategy given that ensuring sustainable economic growth is conditioned by the reliable supply of price-competitive energy.
The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (Ministry of Economy) is responsible for completing the Energy Policy for a minimum period of 20 years and updating it on a five-year cycle at a minimum pursuant to Section 88 of Act No. 251/2012 Coll. on Energy and on amendment of certain acts as amended by Act No. 391/2012 Coll. (Act No. 251/2012 Coll. on Energy). Economic development, new trends in the liberalisation of energy markets in the European Union (EU), new legislation and the new EU energy policy also required an update of the Energy Policy adopted in 2006.
The Energy Policy is intended to ensure the sustainability of the Slovak energy sector to contribute to the sustainable growth of the national economy and its competitiveness. The priority from this perspective is ensuring the reliability and stability of energy supply, efficient energy utilisation at optimum costs and ensuring environmental protection.
A well-functioning energy market with a competitive environment will be strengthened by Energy Policy implementation. The task of the Energy Policy is to create a stable framework for a safely operating energy market that spurs on investments into energy. The Energy Policy is focused on the public as well as the private sector. It responds to the interests of customers and end users in order to maximise the exploitation of the advantages offered by a liberalised and secure energy market.
The Energy Policy complies with the primary objectives of the Treaty of Lisbon and is based on the fundamental European goals for energy outlines in the Europe 2020 strategy.
Slovakia is among a group of vulnerable countries with respect to energy security, and therefore it supports an energy architecture that creates the conditions for increasing energy self-sufficiency, pro-export capacity in electricity, transparency and optimisation of the energy mix with low-carbon technologies and increasing energy efficiency in the interests of stability, the development of the national economy and the interests of customers and their protection.
Close cooperation between the countries of Central and Southeastern Europe is key with respect to increasing the energy security of the entire region and is the driving force for Slovakia's active involvement in the creation of trans-European energy infrastructure, in particular in cooperation with Visegrád Four (V4) countries.
The Energy Policy emphasises the optimum use of domestic energy sources and low-carbon technologies such as renewable energy sources (RES) and nuclear energy.
A major milestone in the Slovak energy sector was the implementation of the Third Energy Package of the European Parliament and of the Council and directives concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and gas upon the adoption of the Energy Act and the Act on Regulation of Network Industries at the end of July 2012.
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"92071","2014","National","Slovakia","","Strategy of renovation of the residential and non - residential buildings in the Slovak Republic","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://www.rokovania.sk/Rokovanie.aspx/BodRokovaniaDetail?idMaterial=23718","/policy/strategy-renovation-residential-and-non-residential-buildings-slovak-republic","Ministry of Transport, Building and Regional Development","","","","","","","","","",""
"93439","2014","National","Slovakia","","3rd Energy Efficiency Action Plan for years 2014 - 2016 with the prospect by 2020","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://www.rokovanie.sk/File.aspx/ViewDocumentHtml/Mater-Dokum-166267?prefixFile=m_","/policy/3rd-energy-efficiency-action-plan-years-2014-2016-prospect-2020","Ministry of Economy","The Slovak Republic's Energy Efficiency Action Plans, pursuant to the European Commission Directive on energy end-use efficiency and energy services, aim to achieve energy savings in individual sectors of consumption, amounting to 9% of the average annual national consumption from 2001-05. Overall attainable energy savings amount to 37 215 TJ by 2016, with an intermediate target of attaining 3% of final energy consumption savings by 2010, amounting to approximately 12 405 TJ.
The Action Plan aims at forming the necessary legislative environment, establishment of an effective monitoring and information system, definition and implementation of low-cost organisational and technical measures, and financial support mechanisms. The latter includes the planned establishment of an Energy Efficiency Fund to provide grants supporting specific energy efficiency related activities.
The Action Plan categorises energy-saving measures according to various sectors. Planned measures include:
Buildings (non-industrial) -Updating and improving building regulations and requirements for new and existing buildings
Establishing building documentation package, with transparent information on audits and energy certification
Improving energy efficiency and thermal properties of public sector buildings
Improving monitoring and verification of building energy performance
Introducing voluntary energy certificates/audits
Investment support for refurbishment of prefabricated buildings
Support for local utilisation of renewable sources for heat generation Appliances
Implementation of the eco-design directive
Providing information campaigns and consultancy services on energy-efficient appliances
Replacing inefficient white goods Public Sector
Improving public lighting, setting minimum efficiency requirements for public lighting Industry and Agriculture
Funding energy audits as a basis for establishing energy saving targets in industry
Promoting energy demand monitoring and management, innovation and technology transfers
Improving efficiency in manufacturing process
Promoting high efficiency cogeneration Transport
Fleet replacement and modernisation in public passenger railway transport
Modernisation of fleet to promote low-emission road vehicles
Optimising traffic control, public transport, intelligent transport systems
Modernising transport infrastructure
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"92608","2014","National","Slovenia","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-4","Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning","In 2014, Slovenia introduced an energy efficiency obligation scheme that seeks to achieve cumulative savings between 2014 and 2020 of 4 263 GWh. All sectors and fuels are subject to this obligation. Eligible energy efficiency measures include technologies determined by legislation including building fabric; heating system; district heating; measures in the transport sector, and energy management.
Savings calculation are based on deemed savings. The Energy Agency of Slovenia verifies at least a statistically significant proportion and representative sample of measures. Obligated parties have to report annually. Penalties range between 15,000 and 250,000 euros.
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"91785","2014","National","Spain","","JESSICA-F.I.D.A.E Fund (Energy Saving and Diversification Investment Fund)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","https://www.bbva.es/productos/ficha/producto/0000005572","/policy/jessica-fidae-fund-energy-saving-and-diversification-investment-fund","Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) (IDAE), BBVA, European Investment Bank (EIB), FEDER","The aim of this fund is to finance urban sustainable development projects to improve energy efficiency, use renewable energies and be developed by energy services companies (ESCOs) or other private enterprises. This fund is to finance all the investments directly bound to the issue of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies in urban environments, and it is compatible with other public or private funding sources, as well as with subsidies either co-funded or not by the FEDER.
Priority issues:
Energy efficiency and energy management (existing and new buildings)
Renewable energy projects (solar thermal, solar PV, biomass)
Projects related to clean transport, contributing to improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies
These are the conditions that a project must meet to be fundable:
Being located in one of the Spanish Regions included in F.I.D.A.E. - Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Castile & Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Ceuta, Valencia, Galicia, Melilla & Murcia Region.
Being included in one of the following sectors:
Building: public and private buildings
Industry: firms of any size
Transport: infrastructures, equipment and both public and private transport fleet (for public use).
Public services infrastructures related to energy:
Outdoor public lighting and traffic lights.
Local infrastructures, inclusive of intelligent networks, information technology and communications (TIC) related to priority issues.
Take part in one of the priority issues:
Energy Efficiency Projects and energy management:
Renovation of existing buildings, with actions on the thermal envelope, heating installations, cooling, lighting, etc.
New buildings with energy rating A or B.
Renovation or enlargement of the heat/cool existing networks.
Renewable Energy Projects:
Solar thermal.
Solar PV if integrated in an energy efficiency project.
Biomass
Projects related to clean transport, contributing to improvement of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies (electric recharge infrastructures for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, braking energy recovery from electric public transport, fleet management, electric or hybrid buses, etc.)
Ensuring an acceptable return of the investment.
Being included in an integrated plan for sustainable urban development
Not being finished on receiving the funding.
The management and marketing of JESSICA-F.I.D.A.E. Fund was entrusted by the EIB to BBVA through public tender
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"92979","2014","National","Spain","","Efficient driving programme for new drivers driving licence","Information and education, Information provision, Advice/aid in implementation","Transport","","","","/policy/efficient-driving-programme-new-drivers-driving-licence","Ministry of the Interior, Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT)","This order introduces training and knowledge in efficient driving for all new drivers. In practice, it is equivalent to the delivery of courses in efficient driving to all new drivers since training is required in both the theory and practice of efficient driving in order to obtain a driver's license, and the knowledge shall be taken into account in control tests.
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"92919","2014","National","Spain","","Plan to Promote the Environment (PIMA Aire 3)","Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Medium trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/03/05/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-2361.pdf","/policy/plan-promote-environment-pima-aire-3","Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA)","The objective of the PIMA Air Plan is to reduce CO2 and NOx emission and particle pollution by subsidies for renovating the commercial vehicle fleets. The main beneficiaries of this initiative will be self-employed professionals and businesses, who will be encouraged to replace their old light commercial vehicles with more efficient.
The Plan establishes the rules for the direct aid for the purchase of new and used vehicles (up to one year old) up to 3.5 tonnes maximum authorized weight.
The amount of aid will amount to EUR 1 000 per vehicle, for vehicles of weight less than 2 500 kg and EUR 2 000 for vehicles of weight over 2 500 kg.
","","","","","PIMA AIR-1: EUR 38 Million
PIMA AIR-2: EUR 38 Million
PIMA AIR-3: EUR 5.5 Million
PIMA AIR-4: EUR 9.0 Million
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"93061","2014","National","Spain","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, White certificates, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-5","","In 2014, Spain introduced energy efficiency obligations in order to attain a cumulative energy savings of 6 356 ktoe over 2014 to 2020.
All sectors fall under obligations with fuel coverage including electricity, gas, oil products, and LPG. Obligated parties include suppliers of electricity and natural gas, and wholesale retailers of oil products and LPG; small suppliers and retailers are exempt.
Eligible energy efficiency measures include energy management, energy audits, process improvement, carpooling, car sharing, promotion of cycling, building fabric, heating systems, HVAC, and lighting.
Trading certificates will be tradable but unclear whether only bilaterally or also vertically.
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"92123","2014","National","Spain","","IDAE-European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Subsidies","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/idae-european-regional-development-fund-erdf-subsidies","","During the implementation of the IDAE-European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme a total of 121 applications for potential projects were received and processed, leading to the definitive implementation of 50 installations, with a total value of € 37.7 million. IDAE provided 49.2% of the finance for these projects and 50.8% was provided by the European Union’s ERDF funds, in accordance with the co-financing conditions laid down in the ERDF-IDAE global subsidy. In terms of the energy technologies involved in the facilities installed, the investments were distributed as follows: - Final energy saving and substitution by natural gas: 39%. - CHP: 25% - Mini-hydropower: 1.5% - Wind power: 24.2% - Biomass: 7.4% - Solar power: 2.9%
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"91905","2014","National","Turkey","","5th Region Incentives","Economic instruments","Industry","","","http://www.ekonomi.gov.tr/portal/faces/home/yatirim/yatirimTesvik/yatirimTesvik-Genel_Bilgi;jsessionid=oLP0F7mC251ged_zcM9RUGyAGSUAWBAGTvHhhI1orBQkYnngt1RT!2138","/policy/5th-region-incentives","Ministry of Economy","The Council of Ministers has decided to encourage EE investments of existing manufacturing industrial plants for over 1 million TL. Incentives would cover from VAT and custom duty exemption, tax reduction and social security premium to interest support and land allocation.
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers numbered: 2014/6058 that took effect upon publication in the Official Gazette dated: 9 May 2014 and numbered: 28995, resolved to incent some energy investments. The energy investments to be incented:
Application : Manufacturing industrial plants consuming annually 500 TOE energy
Maximum Payback Period : < 5 Years
Project Cost : Over 1 million TL
Energy Saving : 20% per unit product
The 5th Region Incentives to be Benefited From:
Value-Added Tax Exemption ( Value added tax will not be paid for investment commodities, machinery & equipment that will be obtained domestically or from abroad within the scope of the incentive certificate)
Customs Duty Exemption ( Customs tax will not be paid for investment commodities, machinery & equipment that will be obtained from abroad within the scope of the incentive certificate)
Tax allowance ( Application of the income or the corporate tax with discount until it reaches the contribution amount envisaged for the investment (the contribution amount to investment for the 5th Region is 30%; the rebate ratio for the income or the corporate tax is 70%)
Insurance premium employer share support ( Interest Support represents a financial support provided for instrument credits, which have maturities of at least one year and which are utilized within the scope of the incentive certificate, and the Ministry will, up to 70% of the fixed investment amount registered in the incentive certificate, meet a certain portion of the interest or profit share that are to be paid for such credits utilized (five points in Turkish Liras for regional investments made in the 5th region and two points for foreign exchange credits and credits on foreign exchange index)
Interest Support ( Interest Support represents a financial support provided for instrument credits, which have maturities of at least one year and which are utilized within the scope of the incentive certificate, and the Ministry will, up to 70% of the fixed investment amount registered in the incentive certificate, meet a certain portion of the interest or profit share that are to be paid for such credits utilized (five points in Turkish Liras for regional investments made in the 5th region and two points for foreign exchange credits and credits on foreign exchange index)
Land allocation for investment ( Allocation of an investment place for investments for which an Incentive Certificate has been issued, and within framework of the principles and procedures established by the Ministry of Finance)
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"92658","2014","National","United Kingdom","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2014","","Non-residential, Buildings, Industry, Utilities, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2014","Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)","The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan sets out the UK's energy efficiency policy and programmes and action that will be taken to meet the targets and other legislative requirements of the EU Energy Effciency Directive and includes the Building Renovation Strategy also required by the Directive.
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"93395","2014","National","United Kingdom","","Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS)","Regulatory instruments","Industry, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","https://www.gov.uk/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos","/policy/energy-saving-opportunities-scheme-esos","Department of Energy and Climate Change","","","","","","","","","",""
"92998","2014","State/Provincial","United States","","Rural Energy Savings Program","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loan / debt finance, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/uep_homepage.html","/policy/rural-energy-savings-program","U.S. Department of Agriculture","The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) provides Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) loans to eligible entities that agree to, in turn, make loans to qualified consumers for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency measures. These loans are made available under the authority of section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U. S.C. 8107a)(Section 6407).
Eligible energy efficiency measures funded under RESP must be for or at a property or properties served by an RESP Borrower, using commercially available technologies that would allow qualified consumers to decrease their energy use or costs through cost-effective measures including structural improvements to the property.
Loans made by RESP borrowers under this program may be repaid through charges added to the qualified consumer’s bill for the property or properties for, or at which, energy efficiencies are or will be implemented.Under RESP, eligible entities will borrow funds at a zero (0) percent interest rate from RUS and will be permitted to charge no more than three (3) percent interest rate to qualified consumers. Funds made available to qualified consumers must be to finance energy efficiency measures for the purpose of decreasing energy usage or costs of the qualified consumer by an amount that ensures, to the maximum extent practicable, that a loan term of not more than 10 years will not pose an undue financial burden on the qualified consumer. Potential borrowers should reach out to General Field Representative (GFR) staff or headquarters personnel for guidance on submitting an application. To assist with the application process, the RUS Electric Program offers webinars and information sessions with potential borrowers.
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"93862","2014","National","Philippines","","Industrial Energy Management System ISO 50001","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Industry, Energy intensive industries, Iron and steel, Chemical and petrochemicals, Paper, pulp and printing, Food and tobacco, Industry, Energy intensive industries, Industry, Energy intensive industries, Industry, Energy intensive industries, Industry, Energy intensive industries, Industry","","Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Boilers, Pumps, Compressors, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","","/policy/industrial-energy-management-system-iso-50001","Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines, Department of Energy, Philippines, United Nations Industrial Development Organization","The project aims to promote sustainable energy management system and achieve energy efficiency best practices within the Philippine industrial setting with the purpose of achieving energy savings and contributing to climate change mitigation efforts. This objective will be achieved through the introduction of energy management system (EnMS) standards (compliant with ISO 50001), systems optimization (SO) for steam, compressed air, and pumps, and financial opportunities for energy efficiency investments. The GEF has provided a grant of $3.166 million for the 5-year project period.","","","","","Global Environment Facility","","","",""
"93857","2014","National","Azerbaijan","","Use of Energy Efficient Technologies","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Other","http://economy.gov.az/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2975:senaye-2015-2020&catid=103:serencamlar&lang=az","/policy/use-energy-efficient-technologies","Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan","One of the main priorities of the policies conducted in the country is to increase the economic competitiveness and to improve the structure of the economy from the point of the development of industry. Industrialisation is important not just as an economic factor, but also in its social, scientific and cultural aspects including employment of the population, population’s income level, urbanisation, skilled workforce, and scientific research and development. Expansion of a competitive industrial production with efficient use of energy that provides for high added value is one of the main aims and objectives of the State Program. ","","","","","","","","",""
"93867","2014","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Energy Performance in Buildings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards","Buildings","","Building end-uses"," http://lex.justice.md/ru/354929/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/358764/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/355424/;","/policy/energy-performance-buildings-0","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund, Moldova","• The Law no. 128 on energy performance of buildings was adopted on 11.07.2014 and entered into force on 01.01.2015;
• The Law no. 75 on dwellings was adopted on 30.04.2015 and entered into force on 29.11.2015, except for the provisions relating to the energy performance of buildings with reference to ventilation, cooling and lighting (entered into force on 01.01.2017);
• The Action Plan for 2014-2020 on harmonization of the buildings sector’s technical regulations and national standards with European regulations and standards was adopted on 12.11.2014 (GD no. 933);
• Several regulations were adopted (NCM E.04.01-2006 Thermal protection of buildings; NCM E.04.03-2008 Conservation energy in buildings; CP E 04.02-2013 Technical rules for implementing the system of external and internal insulation of buildings; CP E.04.05-2006 Thermal protection design of buildings; CP G.04.01-2002 Building energy certificate; CP G.04.02-2003 Regulation on energy audits of existing buildings and the heating and domestic hot water)
• MRDC and EEA have signed the Roadmap for the implementation in Moldova of the EPBD
• Roadmap was updated (July 2015) following the adopting of the Law no. 128 on energy performance of buildings.
Main Requirement: Renovate 1% from floor area of central governmental buildings larger than 500 m2 (250 m2 since 1 January 2019) not meeting national minimum energy performance requirement
After the government’s restructuring (2017), the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure took over the functions of the Ministry of Regional Development and Constructions (MDRP)
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"93872","2014","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Voluntary Energy Efficiency in Heating Utilities","Voluntary approaches, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector)","Utilities, Heating (including district heating)","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/353698/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/363864/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/356820/;","/policy/voluntary-energy-efficiency-heating-utilities","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE), Moldova","- adopted the Law on heat and promotion of co-generation (Law no. 92 of 29.05.2014);
- approved the harmonised reference efficiency values for separate generation of electricity (GD no.297 of 16.03.2016);
- adopted common methodology for calculation of the normative values for heat losses (ANRE no 742 of 18.12.2014);
- Support schemes for the energy produced in co-generation mode - to be approved in 2017;
- Updates concept regarding the refurbishment of the national system for heat supply
Database to monitor the use of heat and estimate the investments necessary in the heating sector - to be developed; Setting a database and an atlas to show the heat generation potential, including from renewable energy sources, and capacities to be installed in territories
- Corporate, institutional and financial restructuring of the centralised heat supply system in Chisinau. This includes the merger in 2014 of CHP-2, CHP-1 and Termocom
- The energy management system based on the standard ISO-50001 and the automated monitoring system for technological parameters and for energy were implemented by the biggest heat and power producer in Moldova
- Modernisation and reconstruction of the transportation and distribution heat supply networks
- Replacement of the heat insulation of the underground heat supply networks
- Installation of the individual thermal points
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"93873","2014","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Voluntary Energy Efficiency in the Municipal/Regional Water Sector","Voluntary approaches, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector)","Utilities","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/352073/","/policy/voluntary-energy-efficiency-municipalregional-water-sector","Ministry of Environment, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE), Moldova, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment","- Law on public service of water supply and sewerage (Law no. 303 of 13.12.2013);
- Wastewater plants and drinking water systems may represent up to third part of a municipality energy bill.
- Installing new, more efficient pumping systems and controls and sensors to improve system automation produce energy savings approximately 20%;
- Water supply and wastewater management - Reduction of energy consumption in water and wastewater facilities through more efficient operations, saving operating costs and improving environmental performance.
After the government’s restructuring (2017), the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment took over the functions of the Ministry of Environment","","","","","","","","",""
"93876","2014","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Labelling of Energy Consuming Products","Information and education, Performance labels, Comparison label","Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Exterior lighting, Interior lighting, Appliances, Refrigeration, Cooking, Clothes washing, Dish washing, Plug loads, Television","http://lex.justice.md/ru/352631/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/355009/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/356043/; ","/policy/labelling-energy-consuming-products","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Ministry of Environment, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Consumer Protection Agency, Moldova, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment","Regulations on requirements for energy labelling of energy-related products overseen by MoE, EEA and the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA).
- energy labelling of household tumble driers;
- energy labelling of air conditioners;
- energy labelling of domestic ovens and range hoods;
- energy labelling of electrical lamps and luminaires;
- energy labelling of household washing machines.
- energy labelling of household dishwashers;
- energy labelling of household refrigerating appliances;
- energy labelling of televisions
These cover the Energy Community commitments and are aligned with EU-MD Association Agreement commitments.
The labelling and eco-design requirements for energy-related products laws are the local adaptation of the European Directives on labelling (Directive 2010/30/EU), as well as eco-design (Directive 2009/125/EU)
After the government's restructuring (2017), the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment took over the functions of the Ministry of Environment.
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"93848","2014","National","Tajikistan","","Energy Efficiency Standards on Power Sector and Appliances","Regulatory instruments","Industry","","Industry end-uses","http://standard.tj/","/policy/energy-efficiency-standards-power-sector-and-appliances","Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection Under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan","ST of RT state standard specification P 51379 “The power passport of the industrial consumer of fuel - energy resources”: This standard is developed in accordance with the requirements of art. 7 and 12 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan ""On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency"" and establishes the basic requirements for the construction, presentation and maintenance of the energy passport of the industrial consumer of fuel and energy resources in order to determine the actual balance of consumption of fuel and energy resources, evaluate energy efficiency indicators and form energy saving measures.
ST of RT state standard specification P 51387 “Standard and methodical providing. Basic provisions”: This standard is developed in accordance with the requirements of art. 19 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan ""On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency"" and establishes the basic concepts, principles, objectives and subjects of activity in the field of regulatory and methodological support of energy conservation, the composition and purpose of the basic normative and methodological documents and applies to activities related to the efficient use of fuel and energy resources, on energy-consuming objects (installations, equipment, production-technical and household products), those Nological processes, work, services.
ST of RT state standard specification P 51380 “Methods of confirmation of compliance of indicators of power efficiency of energy-requiring production to their standard values. General requirements”: This standard is developed in accordance with the requirements of art. 13, 19 and 20 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan ""On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency"" and covers energy-consuming products for production and technical purposes and household consumption at the stages of its life cycle and establishes requirements for methods of confirming compliance of its energy efficiency indicators with their normative values.
ST of RT state standard specification P 51541 “Power efficiency. Structure of indicators. General provisions”: This standard is developed in accordance with the requirements of art. 12, 13 and 19 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan ""On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency"" and establishes the main types of energy saving and energy efficiency indicators introduced into normative (technical, methodological) documents, technical documentation (design, engineering, technological, operational) for energy consuming products, technological Processes, work and services.
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"93849","2014","City/Municipal","Tajikistan","","Sustainable Energy Action Plan in Somoniyon City","Strategic planning, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Funds to sub-national governments, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings, Transport","","Building end-uses, Transport end-uses","http://www.soglasheniemerov.eu/Podpisanty.html?city_id=5938&seap","/policy/sustainable-energy-action-plan-somoniyon-city","The Administration of City of Somoniyon","With an investment of approximately EUR280000 from the European Commission, it is expected that by 2020 the emissions will be reduced by about 22.9% compared to the situation in the Business As Usual scenario. It is done through the following:
- Conduct energy audit of facilities of energy consumption to determine the causes of irrational use of energy and their elimination;
- Define concept of sustainable energy development of Somoniyon;
- Accounting and systematization of energy losses in the production and consumption of energy;
- Using of an intelligent network for the transmission of electricity;
- The improvement of energy efficiency in the housing and communal sector;
- The introduction of system of accurate accounting of energy production and consumption in the city;
- The introduction of improved structures of buildings with low energy consumption in a city building practice;
- The improvement of the efficiency of sectoral energy supply enterprises in the city;
- Certification of energy supply system and energy-saving system in buildings, facilities and other consumers of energy;
- The optimization of the lighting technology in the city;
- The use of secondary energy resources and waste to generate heat;
- The introduction of alternative forms of energy from renewable sources (solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy) in the economic and domestic activities of the population of the city;
- The conduct of seminars, short-term educational courses and consultations for specialists and wide sections of the population on the issues of energy consumption and energy saving and other material resources;
- The organization of links with research centers, leading scientists and specialists of the Republic for the exchange of experience to improve energy saving at the facilities of the city;
- Annual analysis of undertaken activities, determination of their effectiveness and preparation of work plans for the next year within the competence of local authorities.
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"93945","2013","National","","","EU Directive 206/2012 Ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Product standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Space cooling, Building systems, Building end-uses","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/07dc03ac-baf5-49f6-b12b-ea5fd52659c2/language-en","/policy/eu-directive-2062012-ecodesign-requirements-air-conditioners-and-comfort-fans","","This Regulation establishes eco-design requirements for the placing on the market of electric mains-operated air conditioners with a rated capacity of ≤ 12 kW for cooling, or heating if the product has no cooling function, and comfort fans with an electric fan power input ≤ 125W.
From 1 January 2013
double duct air conditioners:
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150, EER 2.40, COP 2.36;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150, EER 2.16, COP 2.12;
single duct air conditioners:
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150, EER 2.40, COP 1.80;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150, EER 2.16, COP 1.62.
air conditioners except double ducts and single ducts
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150, SER 3.60, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.40;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150, SER 3.24, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.06.
From 1 January 2014
double duct air conditioners:
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for < 6 kW, EER 2.60, COP 2.60;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for < 6 kW, EER 2.34, COP 2.34;
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for 6-12 kW, EER 2.60, COP 2.60;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for 6-12 kW, EER 2.34, COP 2.34;
single duct air conditioners:
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for < 6 kW, EER 2.60, COP 2.04;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for < 6 kW, EER 2.34, COP 1.84;
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for 6-12 kW, EER 2.60, COP 2.04;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for 6-12 kW, EER 2.34, COP 1.84;
air conditioners except double ducts and single ducts
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for < 6 kW, SER 4.60, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.80;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for < 6 kW, SER4.14, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.42.
• if GWP of refrigerant > 150 for 6-12 kW, SER 4.30, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.80;
• if GWP of refrigerant ≤ 150 for 6-12 kW, SER 3.87, SCOP(Average heating season) 3.42.
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"92167","2013","National","Armenia","","The Law on Changes and Amendments to The Energy Law of RA","","","","","www.minenergy.am","/policy/law-changes-and-amendments-energy-law-ra","Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources ","Among other changes, set the privileges for own needs in the field of heat and electricity generation industries, namely fixed, it is not subject to regulation up to 150 kW (included) solar power production activities. In the energy sector also reduced the required number of licenses.
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"94054","2013","National","Australia","","Low Carbon Australia - Energy Efficiency Programme","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loan / debt finance","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","","/policy/low-carbon-australia-energy-efficiency-programme","","
Abstract
Low Carbon Australia merged with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on 1 July 2013. CEFC provides energy efficient loans to support projects which result in energy or carbon savings.
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing non-residential
Governance
Development Authority: Government of Australia
Implementation Authority: Low Carbon Australia Limited
Incentive Details
Instrument Type: Loan
Funding Mechanism: Central budget revolving fund leveraged through EPCs, ESCOs and standard financial mechanisms
Total Policy Cost:
Total cost: AUD 84.6 million
Compliance path
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
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"91736","2013","State/Provincial","Australia","","Australian Capital Territory Energy Efficiency Obligation ","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/australian-capital-territory-energy-efficiency-obligation","","In 2013, the government of the Australian Captial Territory introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential sector and small-to-medium enterprises. Obligated parties include Tier 1 electricity and gas retailers with more than 5 000 customers and 500 000 MWh annual sales; Tier 2 electricity and gas retailers that do not meet the thresholds for Tier 1.
The obligation seeks to achieve 8.6% of electricity and gas sales in the Australian Capital Territory. 20% of energy savings must be achieved in lowincome households.No specific energy efficiency measures are cited.
Calculation of savings is based on deemed savings. Monitoring & verification evaluation will be conducted through random audits of energy saving projects.
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"93569","2013","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Flemish Climate Policy Plan 2013-2020
","","Multi-sector","","","www.lne.be/vlaams-klimaatbeleidsplan","/policy/flemish-climate-policy-plan-2013-2020","Flemish government - Environment, Nature and Energy Department","The Flemish government adopted its third climate policy plan on the 28th of June 2013. This plan comprises of a general part, the Flemish Mitigation Plan to reduce the Flemish greenhouse gas emissions and the Flemish Adaption Plan to deal with the effects of climate change in Flanders.
The Flemish Mitigation Plan focusses on the emissions of the sectors that are not included in the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for energy intensive companies, namely buildings, transport, agriculture and a small part of the industry and energy sectors that is not included in the EU ETS.
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"92380","2013","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Changing behaviour: the energy challenge","Information and education","","","","http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2013/05/21_1.pdf","/policy/changing-behaviour-energy-challenge","","","","","","","","","","",""
"92786","2013","National","Belgium","","COBRACE (Brussels Air, Climate and Energy Code - Code bruxellois de l'air, du climat et de la maîtrise de l'énergie)","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2013/05/21_1.pdf","/policy/cobrace-brussels-air-climate-and-energy-code-code-bruxellois-de-lair-du-climat-et-de-la","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussesl Capital Region Ministry of Environment)","To meet all the challenges related to energy, renewable energy, climate change, air quality, the Brussels-Capital Region has developed an integrated approach which has already been declined into a regulation document (Brussels Air, Climate and Energy Code - COBRACE) and into a planning document (Air, Climate, Energy Plan). Buildings and transport sectors are the primary targets, as they emit more than 2/3 of the CO2 emitted in Brussels.
The COBRACE defines new requirements such as EPB standards, environmental performance standards for vehicles of public authorities, restriction on parking lots in company buildings, energy performance for public lightening, it creates a climate fund to implement GHG emissions reducing measures, etc.
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"93049","2013","National","Belgium","","Public Procurement Rules for Federal Administrations and Public Services","Procurement, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Transport, Multi-sector","","","http://www.gidsvoorduurzameaankopen.be","/policy/public-procurement-rules-federal-administrations-and-public-services","Federal Institute for Sustainable Development and Brussels Capital Region","The Belgian Federal government subscribes to the goal of the European Council and the European commission of 50% sustainable procurement procedures for all federal public procurements. Sustainable procurement procedures are compliant with the instructions given in the federal circulars concerning sustainable public procurement. There is a guide for public procurement of supplies and services available for the contracting authorities of the Federal Public Services. In this guide voluntary guidelines and technical requirements are included to promote and improve energy efficiency.
Brussels Capital region
Since 2009, the Brussels Government has taken measures to include ecological and sustainable development criteria in its procurement contracts. These measures are mandatory for the regional public administrations and optional for the municipal public administrations.
Standard specifications, a help desk and a central sustainable procurement office have been put in place for these administrations. The COBRACE recently increased the list of criteria which have to be included in public purchases, such as the energy performance of buildings.
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"92915","2013","National","Belgium","","Energy efficiency target declared by Belgium under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-belgium-under-eu-directive-201227eu","Federal Public Service of Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy","Belgium confirmed its indicative energy efficiency target of an 18% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020 relative to the 2007 baseline (53.3 Mtoe). This produces an energy saving equal to 9.6 Mtoe and results in 43.7 Mtoe energetic gross inland consumption in 2020.
Click ‌ to download reference document.
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"93051","2013","National","Brazil","","Brazil Inova Energia Program","Information and education, Information provision, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance","Transport","","","https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/financiamento/plano-inova-empresa/plano-inova-energia ","/policy/brazil-inova-energia-program","National Development Bank - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES)","The Inova Energy Plan was a program financed by the National Development Bank - Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social (BNDES), Brazilian Innovation Agency - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), and National Agency for Electricity - Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (ANEEL).
The goal of the program was to boost cooperation and knowledge sharing between companies and technology institutes in fields of smart grids, renewable energy, and hybrid and energy efficient vehicles. Inova provided support in form of grants and soft loans.
The credit line from Inova could cover up to 90% of accepted project costs, with remaining costs financed by participating companies.
In 2013 Inova was opened to applications from private parties. In February 2014 the selection process was completed selecting 57 companies for the support in all three focus areas of Inova.[1]
[1] https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/site/c0ce2220-bf74-423e-b640-2da7da89f34e/inova_energia_empresas_aprovadas20140207.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=ll.dhTe&CVID=ll.dhTe&CVID=ll.dhTe
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"92395","2013","National","Bulgaria","","Energy efficiency target declared by Bulgaria under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-bulgaria-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Bulgaria set a target to increase energy efficiency by 25% until 2020 (5 Mtoe primary energy savings in 2020) and to reduce energy intensity by 50% until 2020 compared to 2005 levels.
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"91969","2013","National","Burkina Faso","","Law 053-2012 on general regulation of the electricity sub sector
","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/law-053-2012-general-regulation-electricity-sub-sector","Ministry of Mines and Energy","The law divides the electricity sector between what is managed by the utility and what is managed by the Fund for the Development of Electrification. It also names the actors of the sector, namely the ministry of energy, the ministry of finance, the ministry of trade, the regulatory authority, the utility, the fund for the development of electrification and the entities/people that have been delegated the supply of electricity.
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"91617","2013","State/Provincial","Canada","","Power Smart_Community Geothermal Program (Manitoba)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Space heating, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_home/first_nations/index.shtml","/policy/power-smartcommunity-geothermal-program-manitoba","Manitoba Hydro & Aki Energy","Through the Community Geothermal Program First Nations community members are engaged in being active participants in reducing their energy consumption. This is achieved through training local businesses on how to install and maintain geothermal heat pump systems while providing homeowners with convenient and affordable financing through Pay As You Save (PAYS) Financing.
$1.5 million allocated for fiscal year 2015
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"92425","2013","National","Canada","","Energy Efficiency Requirements for Marine Vessels
","Vehicle fuel-economy and emissions standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Transport","","","https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/bulletins-2013-01-eng.htm ","/policy/energy-efficiency-requirements-marine-vessels","Transport Canada","Canada has enacted national regulations to implement new energy efficiency requirements negotiated under Annex VI of the International Maritime Organization’s Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.
The regulations require all vessels of 400 gross tonnage and above to have a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan on board, stating how each vessel will increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Additionally, under the regulations, new vessels of 400 gross tonnage and above must meet Energy Efficiency Design Index requirements that will increase energy efficiency by 30% by 2025. The Energy Efficiency Design Index requirements do not apply to domestic vessels voyaging only in Canadian waters, as it was found that applying the international standards to these vessels, which are smaller and use shorter routes, could result in increased emissions.
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"93615","2013","National","Canada","","Amendment 12B to the Energy Efficency Regulations","Product standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/regulations-codes-standards/12342","/policy/amendment-12b-energy-efficency-regulations","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency","The amendment revises Canada’s minimum energy performance standards for general service incandescent lamps (light bulbs); the standards are aligned with the United States.
Minimum energy performance standards for general service incandescent lamps (light bulbs)
Traditional incandescent light bulb
Light bulbs meeting the new standards
Type of light bulb
Effective date
Maximum
wattage
Maximum wattage
Standard spectrum
(lumen range)
Modified spectrum (lumen range)
Manufactured on or after
100 W
72 W
1490 – 2600
1118 – 1950
January 1, 2014
75 W
53 W
1050 – 1489
788 – 1117
January 1, 2014
60 W
43 W
750 – 1049
563 – 787
December 31, 2014
40 W
29 W
310 – 749
232 – 562
December 31, 2014
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"91472","2013","National","Canada","","ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Benchmarking Tool","Information and education","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/buildings/energy-benchmarking/portfolio-manager/18788 ","/policy/energy-star-portfolio-manager-benchmarking-tool","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency","ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool that allows users to track and assess the energy and water consumption of buildings. This is the Canadian adaptation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR tool for building energy benchmarking.
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"93747","2013","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec EcoPerformance Program
","Direct investment, Other regulatory instruments, Economic instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.efficaciteenergetique.gouv.qc.ca/en/business-clientele/ecoperformance/#.VljXFtSEi9J ","/policy/quebec-ecoperformance-program","Government of Quebec","EcoPerfomance Buildings
Encourages residential renovation and for heating system conversions intended to reduce the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of Quebec homes, while enhancing their occupants’ comfort. The Program hinges around:
Improving energy efficiency;
Heating with Green Power.
The Heating with Green Power component provides financial assistance to home owners who replace their central heating system or water heater that uses fuel oil, propane or any other fossil fuel (except natural gas) with a system that runs exclusively on electricity or one or more sources of renewable energies such as geothermal, wind, solar and thermo-aerodynamic (heat pump) energies.
EcoPerformance Halocarbons
This program also promotes substituting refrigerants with substances that have a lower global-warming power.
EcoPerformance Industrial:
This program seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the industrial sector by funding projects or measures connected with energy use and production, as well as with process improvement.
The Program also aims to reduce 700 tonnes equivalent CO2.
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"92681","2013","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Growing Forward 2: Irrigation Efficiency Program","","","","Other","http://www.growingforward.alberta.ca/Programs/index.htm?contentId=IRRIG_EFF_PRG&useSecondary=true&active=yes","/policy/alberta-growing-forward-2-irrigation-efficiency-program","Government of Alberta: Irrigation and Farm Water Division","Growing Forward 2 is a federal-provincial-territorial partnership with a mandate to drive an innovative, competitive and profitable Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector. The Irrigation Efficiency Program is part of the policy framework and helps producers invest in new or upgraded low-pressure centre pivot irrigation equipment for their operations, improving the efficiency of energy and water use on Alberta farms. The program gives a rebate up to $15,000 for complete replacement of high-pressure centre pivot system or gravity or sidewheel irrigation system with low-pressure centre pivot systm. Also give rebate up to 40% (up to $5,000) of costs of other approved equipment upgrades.
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Individual Funding: 40% of eligible costs with maximum of $5000 per producer ","","","",""
"92095","2013","State/Provincial","Canada","","Novoclimat 2.0 - Homes (Quebec)","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses","http://www.efficaciteenergetique.gouv.qc.ca/en/my-home/novoclimat/homes/#.VnCK_dCEi70","/policy/novoclimat-20-homes-quebec","Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles","This Program promotes the construction of new, high energy performance homes, according to specific construction requirements. The first-time owner of a Novoclimat 2.0 certified new home receives $1,000 in financial assistance. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) also offers a 10% rebate on the insurance premium with the purchase of an energy-efficient Novoclimat home.
$33 million allocated (2013-2017)
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"92157","2013","State/Provincial","Canada","","Hydro Quebec IDEE Program - Innovation","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Non-residential, Utilities, Buildings, Buildings","","Appliances, Industrial equipment, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.hydroquebec.com/affaires/efficacite-energetique/programmes/projets-dinnovation/","/policy/hydro-quebec-idee-program-innovation","Hydro Quebec","The IDÉE program provides support for technological innovations in energy efficiency. It encourages demonstration and experimentation initiatives to validate the profitability and evaluate the commercial relevance of new technologies or new applications of existing technologies. It also supports laboratory projects that test the technical and energy performance of new technologies aimed at both the commercial and residential sectors
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"92779","2013","National","Chile","","Energy Efficiency Guarantee Fund (Fondo de Garantía de Eficiencia Energética ? FOGAEE)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry, Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.acee.cl/content/fogaee-1","/policy/energy-efficiency-guarantee-fund-fondo-de-garant%C3%ADa-de-eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-fogaee","Energy Efficiency Agency (AChEE)","The Energy Efficiency Guarantee Fund (Fondo de Garantía de Eficiencia Energética – FOGAEE) is a financial instrument designed to support energy efficiency projects (e.g. industrial and building sector) through energy performance contracts. FOGAEE provides technical guarantees on the energy savings to final users and financial guarantees to support project financing.
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"92379","2013","National","Chile","","Energy Label for Light-Duty Vehicles","Endorsement label, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education","Transport","","","http://www.consumovehicular.cl/","/policy/energy-label-light-duty-vehicles","Ministry of Energy","An energy efficiency label for new light-duty vehicles and associated incentives is mandatory since 2013. Prior to that, the label had been voluntary for one year. In June 2017, the energy efficiency label scope was extended to medium-duty vehicles up to 3 600 kilograms, and electric and hybrid vehicles.
The label is a showcase of cross-sectoral coordination between the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications. The Ministries are now considering an energy label for heavy-duty passenger vehicles through a comprehensive study that will cover testing procedures, performance tests and pilot testing.
The Ministry of Energy has an online platform to compare the performance of all labelled vehicles available in the market. This platform is also available for smartphones and enables the users to report when car dealers do not comply with the label display. However, information on the impact of the energy efficiency label is not available.
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"92630","2013","National","Chile","","SelloEE","Information and education","Industry, Multi-sector","","","http://www.selloee.cl/sello-eficiencia-energetica","/policy/selloee","Ministry of Energy","The certificate was created by the Ministry of Energy to regocnize enterprises that established an energy efficiency policy through efficiency initaitives and targets with the idea that this would transform into a registered brand. 40 enterprises were recognized in the first roll-out in different sectors such as transport, industry, mining, commerical, financial services and construction. It awards a prize to the leading enterprises on national level.
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"93477","2013","National","China","","Interim Measures for the Administration of Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading","Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Transport, Industry, Utilities, Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","www.elsevier.com/ locate/jclepro","/policy/interim-measures-administration-voluntary-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-trading","National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) ","The Chinese certified emission reduction credit scheme (CCER) comes to China by way of the Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) established as one of the Flexible Mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol since 2005. It has enabled emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn CER credits. This mandate established by the NDRC operated in five major cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chonqing and under two provinces Guangdong and Hubei. The governments of these provinces determine the local emissions caps, set up local trading rules, and issue emissions allowances to enterprises with their jurisdiction.
As of 2013 118.1 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent have been traded at a range of US$1.7 to US$5.7 per tonne. The scheme resembles the CDM and must adopt NDRC methodologies approved by the NDRC.
Six GHGs are covered including: CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6.
Third party validation is required as well as project developers must demonstrate additionality and potential sustainability benefits before the projet is approved and registered. The document assessing requests and registration for project activity is called the CCER Project Design Document (PDD).
This gave way to the Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Trading Registry. The first transaction to be recorded was in March 2015 from Guangdong Province of 68.7 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 6 of 7 ETS locations. There currently lacks information on Chongqing and Shanghai accounts for 36.7 per cent of the total trading volumes. CCERs were traded at an average price of US$2.5 in Beijing and US$3.7 in Shanghai.
The China Certified Emission Reduction Exchange Info-Platform is found on http://cdm.ccchina.gov.cn/ccer.aspx and run by the NDRC's Department of Climate Change. A total of 2296 CCER Projects have been approved by third-parties and their PDDs are openly available from the platform.
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"93924","2013","National","China","","GB21455-2013: The minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for variable speed room air conditioners","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","","/policy/gb21455-2013-minimum-allowable-values-energy-efficiency-and-energy-efficiency-grades-variable","General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China","Applies to air-cooling condensor, completely closed type with variable electric motor-compressor type AC, whose cooling capacity is below 14000W and climate type is T1. Does NOT apply to portable, fixed speed or multi-connected types of Acs.Split type: • CC ≤ 4500, SEER for AC 4.30, APF for HP 3.50; • 4500","","09-06-2013","","","","","","",""
"93438","2013","National","China","","Plan for accelerating the development of energy conservation and environmental protection related industries ","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2013-08/11/content_2464241.htm","/policy/plan-accelerating-development-energy-conservation-and-environmental-protection-related","State Council ","The plan aims to promote the industrialisation and local manufacturing of energy efficient and clean energy technologies such as boilers, motors, regenerative combustion technology, new energy vehicles, and semi-conductor lighting. The plan also highlights the role of public policy in encouraging domestic market demand, strengthening the national innovation system and creating an enabling environment and market readiness.
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"92800","2013","National","Cyprus","","Energy efficiency target declared by Cyprus under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-cyprus-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","The national primary energy savings target of Cyprus under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU) was estimated by means of a study carried out in cooperation with the Cyprus University of Technology. This target is indicative and concerns primary energy savings equal to 463.000 tonnes of oil equivalent (i.e. 14.3%) by 2020 and may be implemented through the adoption of additional measures/policies in addition to the ones implemented/adopted by 2010.
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"92699","2013","National","Czech Republic","","JESSICA - Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas Initiative","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loan / debt finance, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.sfrb.cz/dobra-praxe/program-jessica/?L=0","/policy/jessica-joint-european-support-sustainable-investment-city-areas-initiative","State Housing Development Fund (SFRB)","The intake of applications for low-interest loans provided under the JESSICA programme started in January 2014. This programme is funded by grants from the EU in the framework of the IOP and is part of the concept of Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in urban areas. Through the State Housing Development Fund (SFRB), it will first be used directly for residential houses. Providing soft loans for owners of residential buildings can be arranged at Commercial Bank (KB) branches, and in the cities where the JESSICA programme can be implemented. There are 41 cities in the Czech Republic with IPRM areas, where the programme is available.
","","","","","CZK 550 million (EUR 19.6 million)","","","",""
"92990","2013","National","Czech Republic","","Building Retrofit Subsidies: PANEL 2013+ programme","Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.sfrb.cz/programy-a-podpory/program-panel-2013/","/policy/building-retrofit-subsidies-panel-2013-programme","Ministry for Regional Development, State Housing Development Fund","Programme is designed to provide financial support for reconstruction and modernisation of all types of blocks of flats.
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"93470","2013","National","Czech Republic","","Green Investment Scheme: NEW GREEN SAVINGS 2013 programme
","Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.nzu2013.cz/en","/policy/green-investment-scheme-new-green-savings-2013-programme","Ministry of Environment, State Environmental Fund","The programme’s objective is to improve the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the improved energy efficiency of buildings, the support of residential development with very good energy performance and the efficient use of energy sources.
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"93262","2013","National","Denmark","","Building codes","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://bygningsreglementet.dk/","/policy/building-codes-0","","Building codes for new buildings were tightened in several stages in 1977, 1985, 1996 (large buildings) and 1998 (small buildings). The 1996 and 1998 codes were designed to cut an additional 25% off net heating demand, reducing it to about 70 kWh per square metre per year. The code also sets limits on electricity consumption for ventilation and will enforce low temperature heating systems to increase the efficiency of various heat supply systems, such as district heating systems, condensing boilers, solar energy and heat pumps. A further reduction to 45 kWh per square metre was scheduled to enter into force around 2005. Buildings respecting this limit through combined exploitation of passive solar techniques, insulation and coated glazing are already being built.
Building codes were tightened in several stages by 2013. The Danish building code is among the strictest in the world. The building code contains three performance levels: minimum requirements, a voluntary building class 2015, and a voluntary building class 2020. The main requirement is on energy performance for the building as a whole. It is supplemented by rather detailed requirements on the building envelope and on installations, for instance minimum requirements on thermal resistance of different parts of the building envelope, on air tightness of the building envelope as a whole, on efficiency of boilers, energy performance of windows etc.
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"91767","2013","National","Estonia","","Energy efficiency target declared by Estonia under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-estonia-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","As a result of implementation of Estonian energy savings, under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Estonia set target of 13.1% reduction in the final energy consumption by 2020.
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"93351","2013","National","Finland","","National Energy and Climate Strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.tem.fi/en/energy/energy_and_climate_strategy/strategy_2013 ","/policy/national-energy-and-climate-strategy","Ministry of Employment and the Economy","
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen's Government appointed a ministerial working group on energy and climate policy to update the National Climate and Energy Strategy, completed in 2008. Key objectives of the strategy update included ensuring that the national targets for 2020 are achieved and to prepare a pathway towards meeting the long-term energy and climate objectives set by the EU. As specified in the Government programme, the new strategy entails a programme to reduce oil dependence. The Government approved the strategy update on 20th March 2013.
As outlined in the Government Programme, the long-term goal is a carbon-neutral society, which can be achieved by following the roadmap towards 2050, involving an increase in energy-efficiency and the use of renewable energy and drafted on the basis of various strategies.
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"93695","2013","National","Finland","","Ministry of the Environment Decree (4/13) on improving the energy performance of buildings undergoing renovation or alteration","Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.ym.fi/download/noname/%7BE42DB58C-DA95-432F-88AF-5C135EC5F864%7D/107217","/policy/ministry-environment-decree-413-improving-energy-performance-buildings-undergoing-renovation","Ministry of the Environment","Provides minimum standards for improving energy performance of buildings in renovations and alterations.
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"91640","2013","National","France","","Energy efficiency target declared by France under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-france-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","In 2007, energy efficiency policy was reinforced by Programme Law No 2009-967 of 3 August 2009 on the implementation of the Grenelle Environment Forum. Measures stemming from that law allowed France to set an energy efficiency target under the Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency and involving a reduction of 17% of its final energy consumption by 2020 compared to baseline levels : this results in a commitment of a level of final energy consumption of 131,4 Mtoe in 2020, and a primary energy consumption of 236.3 Mtoe in 2020 (17.4% reduction of final energy consumption in 2020 compared to a baseline). The calculation methodology is set out in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (PNAEE) sent to the European Commission in June 2011.
Moreover, France has committed to complying with the terms of the energy-climate package concluded in 2008 and to providing for an improvement in energy efficiency by 20% in the European Union by 2020.
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"93068","2013","National","France","","BPI France Innovation for SMEs - support for R&D","Deployment, Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Basic research, Research, development and deployment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Research, development and deployment","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bpifrance.fr/Bpifrance/Nos-metiers/Innovation","/policy/bpi-france-innovation-smes-support-rd","Ministry for the Economy, Finance, Industry and Digitisation","Established in 2005, OSEO is a French public organisation that funds and advises small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Part of OSEOs activities involves supporting innovation in SMEs, and since 2008, in larger enterprises meeting similar barriers to innovation as SMEs. OSEO Innovation offers a combination of grants and zero-interest advances to SMEs and larger enterprises for research, development, innovation and deployment activities, with the latter accounting for the majority of financial support. The advances are repaid in accordance with the financed projects level of success. Support for research, development and innovation in industry and industrial services is offered to SMEs, as well as enterprises with less than 2000 or even less than 5000 employees. For these companies, separate funding for the development of methodologies, norms, models or new procedures. Grants and interest-free advances are also provided to public research organisations to help with deployment of technologies to the marketplace and to enterprises. OSEO Innovation also provides support to SMEs that have little experience with innovation activities, through funding for technical feasibility studies and for obtaining patents. OSEO Innovation also provides loans to companies requiring investment in non-technical aspects of developing new products, production tools, technologies and market deployment. These range from EUR 40 to 400 thousand over six years. It can also offer loan guarantees cover 60% of a loan taken for research, development and/or deployment activities. In 2007, OSEO supported 208 projects in the field of Energy for a total of EUR 27.4 million. These included use of technology for improved energy consumption monitoring, high-efficiency construction materials, and a variety of renewable energy projects. The latter include biomass heat production projects, building construction using renewable energy, and solar photovoltaic technology development. Most projects supported rational use of energy in buildings, industry and transport, followed by biomass, hydrocarbon, and solar energy production. OSEO also supported 164 projects for a total amount of EUR 16.47 million in the ground transport sector. Several projects involved reduced CO2 use, hybrid vehicles, and new petrol injection techniques to reduce consumption. Since January 2008, the Industrial Innovation Agency (AII) has been incorporated into OSEO, along with any existing projects it was supporting. The new programme stemming from this fusion is called Strategic Industrial Innovation (ISI), and has a budget of EUR 300 million for 2008. ISI targets not only SMEs but companies with up to 5000 employees. ISI supports collaborative projects between research centres and enterprises, aiming at research, development and deployment. The projects must be led or headed by a leading enterprise. ISI seeks to promote programmes that address major preoccupations and challenges, including reducing energy consumption, promoting clean transport, zero-emission energy production and increased use of renewable energy. Of the 17 projects being financially supported by ISI are: The HOMES programme, led by Schneider Electric, on energy-efficient construction. The programme involves 16 partners, and has a budget of EUR 88 million over 5 years. OSEOs contribution is of EUR 39 million. The LowCO2Motion programme, headed by the car supplier Valeo, on research and development to improve vehicle engine efficiency and economise on fuel consumption when vehicles break and stop. The programme involves 8 partners, has a budget of EUR 212 million over 5 years, with OSEOs contribution totalling EUR 63 million.
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"92271","2013","National","Germany","","Support of energy-efficient and climate-friendly production processes
","Funds to sub-national governments, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.ptka.kit.edu/560.php","/policy/support-energy-efficient-and-climate-friendly-production-processes","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","This is a funding programme to improve energy efficiency in production processes. This measure supports companies in deciding to investment in the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly solutions in the design of their production processes. It subsidises production process conversions to energy efficient technologies. The budget is EUR 14.5 million in 2014, EUR 19.5 million in 2015 and EUR 27.5 million in 2016.
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"93728","2013","National","Germany","","Support of Energy Management Systems
","Direct investment, Sectoral standards, Economic instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector, Industry, SMEs, Industry","","","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/energiemanagementsysteme/index.html ","/policy/support-energy-management-systems","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","Funding Programme to increase energy efficiency in industry and services sectors. The aim is to promote a widespread implementation of energy management systems. Subsidises certification of an energy management system or an energy controlling system and secondly, the purchase of measuring equipment and software that is necessary for the introduction of such a system.
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"91507","2013","National","Germany","","Tax cap (""Spitzenausgleich"")","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Utilities, Industry","","","www.bundesfinanzministerium.de","/policy/tax-cap-spitzenausgleich","Federal Ministry of Finance","From 2013 on important tax reliefs for companies from the industry (tax cap = “Spitzenausgleich”) make energy efficiency measures such as implementation of energy management systems and achieving energy efficiency targets a requirement to benefit from the exemption. The tax rebate has been decided in 2012. The relevant ordinances are already in force.
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"91694","2013","National","Germany","","KfW Special Fund for Energy Efficiency in SMEs","Information and education, Economic instruments","Multi-sector, Industry, SMEs, Industry","","","","/policy/kfw-special-fund-energy-efficiency-smes","","By means of energy efficiency counselling weak spots in the use of energy are identified and proposals and concrete schedules of measures for energy- and cost-saving improvements are made. Subsidies are granted for qualified and independent energy efficiency counselling sessions in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). SMEs can receive funding for an initial consultation and/or a detailed consultation of several days’ duration.
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"92606","2013","National","Hungary","","Legal harmonization of the 2010/31/EU Directive
","Comparison label, Information provision, Product standards, Performance labels, Information and education, Information and education, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.kormany.hu/en ","/policy/legal-harmonization-201031eu-directive","Ministry of Interior","In 2013 the Directive 2010/31/EU concerning buildings energy performance has been adapted into the national legal system. The major changes below:
- Registration, inspection and sanction through building codes and regulations regarding their use
- Conditions for the marketing of construction products
- Products information for processing rules in the building industry
Some examples:
- Energy certificates: quality control and creation of the record, sanctioning the abuses.
- The project designer must examine for all new buildings if the renewable energy utilization project the, heat or cogeneration or district heating are feasible. This activity must be documented.
- The technical design documentations must include the feasibility analysis of alternative energy and Building Energy calculation.
- Within 90 days of completion of the works the energy performance certificates must be ready and shall ensure its cloud-based documentations by the Building Documentation Centre.
- The manufacturer must provide the most important product characteristics (eligibility certifications of the products is not enough).
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"93105","2013","National","Hungary","","Certification of origin from high efficiency cogeneration or renewable energy","Information provision, Information and education, Endorsement label, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education","","","","http://www.mekh.hu/en/engedelyezes-2/engedelyezesi-es-jovahagyasi-eljaras/szarmazasi-garancia.html","/policy/certification-origin-high-efficiency-cogeneration-or-renewable-energy","Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority","In order to guarantee energy power generation origin source, a new electronic system has been developed to produce electricity from combined heat and power (and also renewables). The consumer is ensured by the origin of electricity coming from high efficiency cogeneration or renewable electricity generation.
The Hungarian Energy Authority according to the 309/2013 government regulation operates to guarantee the origin via electronic records management system. Everyone who wishes to participate in the unit's trading guarantee origin power generation should ask the HEA to open an account in order to access the management system.
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"93463","2013","National","Hungary","","Energy efficiency target declared by Hungary under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-hungary-under-eu-directive-201227eu","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Hungary set a target of 1113 PJ reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020 (236 PJ savings compared to business-as-usual), resulting in 760 PJ final energy consumption.
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"93062","2013","National","Hungary","","The independent inspection system of the Buildings energy audits and upload information in the central electronic database","Auditing, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","","http://www.bpmk.hu/","/policy/independent-inspection-system-buildings-energy-audits-and-upload-information-central","The Hungarian Chamber of Engineering (HCE), The Lechner Lajos Center (LLTK)","The independent control system and structure has been secured by the buildings energy audits.
In addition, all documentations of building energy audits have to be filled into a new electronic database. All audit data will be available for many purposes.
The e-certification databases (managed by LLTK) : made in 2013, the application aims to upload energy certificates. The e-system provides an opportunity to consult the complete list of energy certificates, and certify professionals to record the certificates. Inspection for the building certificate was agreed between LLTK and HCE. The 0.5% of the building’s audits will be checked by on-site inspection (full inspection) and by 2 % only through calculations. All building's audits data have to be uploaded on the LLTK database.
Currently, if the certification is wrong with two levels or more mistakes by the building or apartment labelling, the engineer gets 3-year prohibition for the exercise of certifiers activity.
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"93158","2013","National","India","","Procurement of energy efficient appliances for Government Undertakings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard, Information and education, Performance labels, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Procurement","","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Refrigeration, Other","http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/ppcell/OM_energy_ElecAppl.pdf","/policy/procurement-energy-efficient-appliances-government-undertakings","Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)","In achieve long-term energy savings, the Ministry of Finance (responsible for procurement policy) has, in consultation with Ministry of Power (MoP) and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), issued an office memorandum to promote the procurement of energy efficient appliances in all ministries/departments and their attached subordinates offices.
This policy aims to save energy and transform the market towards energy efficient appliances. The objective is to save 250 MW through the procurement of energy efficient appliances.
The appliances to be procured should at least have the following minimum threshold BEE Star rating:
Split air conditioners - 5 star (under normal conditions where annual usages are expected to be more than 1000 hours); 3 star (where usage of AC is limited, e.g. in conference rooms)
Frost free refrigerators - 4 star
Ceiling fans - 5 star
Water heaters - 5 star
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"92049","2013","National","Ireland","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2009 - 2020","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","www.dcenr.gov.ie/Energy/Energy+Efficiency+and+Affordability+Division/National+Energy+Efficiency+Action+Plan.htm","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2009-2020","Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources","Ireland published it's second NEEAP in February 2013. The second Action Plan, provides a progress report on delivery of the national energy savings targets implemented under current EU requirements as well as energy efficiency policy priorities between now and 2020. The Action Plan reaffirms Ireland’s commitment to a 20% energy savings target in 2020. The actions outlined in the new Action Plan are projected to realise 34,060GWh of energy savings in 2020, which is equivalent to a 21.1% saving on the baseline period; i.e. an overachievement of 1.1%. The Plan follows a similar approach to its predecessor, identifying realisable but ambitious actions across six areas: Public Sector, Residential, Business, Transport, Energy Supply, and Cross-Sectoral. It contains 97 actions (the first NEEAP contained 90 actions which have been reviewed, updated and deleted as appropriate).
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"92776","2013","National","Italy","","Transposition of the European Directive 2010/31/UE on the energy performance of buildings","Auditing, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2013-06-04;63!vig= ","/policy/transposition-european-directive-201031ue-energy-performance-buildings","Ministry of Economic Development","Law of 3 August 2013, n. 90, recently published in the official gazette, converted into law (with amendments) the Decree- Law no. 63 of 2013 on “Urgent measures for the transposition of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings”. It supersedes the Legislative Decree 192/2005 about the transposition of the Directive 2002/91/CE on the energy performance of buildings.
Objectives of the Decree are as followings:
encourage improvements in the energy performance of buildings;
encourage the development , enhancement and integration of renewable energy sources in buildings;
to support energy diversification;
promote the competitiveness of the domestic industry through technological development ;achieve the national targets for energy and the environment;
extend and enhance the system of tax deductions for the redevelopment of Buildings (Eco- bonus) and building renovations, from 55 % to 65% (10 equal yearly amounts).
In order to implement the Directive on the energy performance 2010/3/UE, the decree:
adopts at the national level a methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings, taking into account, among other things, the thermal characteristics of the building and of air-conditioning and hot water supply;
provides minimum energy efficiency requirements to achieve levels of optimal cost. The requirements to be applied to new buildings and those undergoing major renovation or upgrading the energy efficiency are reviewed every 5 years;
defines ""nearly zero energy buildings"" and is drawn up a strategy for their growth through the implementation of a national plan, to be determined by 30.06.2014, which includes an indication of the way in which it applies this definition, intermediate targets for improving the energy performance of new buildings by 2015, information on the policies and financial measures or other measures taken to promote the improvement of the energy performance of buildings.
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"93415","2013","National","Italy","","Energy efficiency target declared by Italy under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-italy-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Italy declared to reduce 20 Mtoe of primary energy by 2020 and 15 Mtoe of final energy by 2020 under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU).
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"93465","2013","National","Italy","","urgent measures for the transposition of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings
","Auditing, Building codes and standards, Tax relief, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Other (building class), Net zero energy, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Energy class, Building end-uses, Energy class, Building end-uses","http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto-legge:2013-06-04;63!vig= ","/policy/urgent-measures-transposition-directive-201031eu-european-parliament-and-council-19-may-2010","Ministry for Economic Development","""The aims of the Decree Law are:
• encourage improvements in the energy performance of buildings ;
• encourage the development , enhancement and integration of renewable energy sources in buildings;
• to support energy diversification;
• promote the competitiveness of the domestic industry through technological development ;
• achieve the national targets for energy and the environment;
• extend and enhance the system of tax deductions for the redevelopment of Buildings ( Eco- bonus) and building renovations .
With the approval of Decree-Law is scheduled for an extension and a strong enhancement of the existing system of tax deductions for measures to improve energy efficiency of buildings ( deduction to expire June 30, 2013 ) , from 55 % to 65 % (divided into 10 equal yearly amount) , until 31 December 2013 or until 30 June 2014 (for the changes relating to the common areas of apartment buildings or all of the estate of the individual condominium units ).
Besides:
• a methodology for the calculation of the energy performance of buildings is adopted, taking into account , among other things, the thermal characteristics of the building and of air-conditioning and hot water supply ;
• Minimum energy efficiency requirements are laid down as to achieve levels of optimal cost . The requirements to be applied to new buildings and those undergoing major renovation or upgrading the energy efficiency, are reviewed every 5 years;
• A definition of """" nearly zero energy buildings """" is provided and a strategy for their growth through the implementation of a national plan , to be determined by 30.06.2014 , is drawn up. It includes intermediate targets for improving the energy performance of new buildings by 2015, information on the policies and financial measures or other measures taken to promote the improvement of the energy performance of buildings.
Finally, Article. 6 of the Decree-Law 19th August 2005, no. 192 was substituted: the energy performance certificates have now been replaced with the Energy Performance Certificate (EPA) issued for:
buildings or units which are constructed, sold or rented to a new tenant;
buildings used by public administrations and open to the public with a total floor area greater than 500 m2 ( EPA to be issued within one hundred twenty days from the date of the entry into force of the DL and to be posted at the entrance of the building or in another prominent place clearly visible to the public) – from the 9th July 2015, the threshold is lowered from 500 m2 to 250 m2;
school buildings;
new buildings and those undergoing major renovation.""
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"91793","2013","National","Italy","","National Energy Strategy ","Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/images/stories/documenti/SEN_EN_marzo2013.pdf","/policy/national-energy-strategy-0","Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico - Ministry of Economic Developnment","Economic development Ministry has set the Italian Energy Strategy for the 2030, for significantly reduce the energy cost gap, achieve and exceed the environmental and decarbonisation targets, continue to improve our security of supply, foster sustainable economic growth.
In order to attain these results the strategy has been broken down into seven priorities, each with its specific supporting measures that have already been set in motion or are currently being defined:
Energy efficiency,
Competitive gas market and Hub Southern Europe,
Sustainable development of renewable energy,
Development of electricity infrastructure and the electricity market,
Restructuring the refining industry and the fuel distribution sector,
Sustainable production of domestic hydrocarbons, Modernization of the system governance.
Once the strategy has been implemented, the system will be able to evolve, gradually but significantly, and to surpass the 20-20-20 European targets. The results expected by 2020 are the education of fuel consumption and an evolution of the energy mix with a focus on renewables.
Targets:
Specifically, a reduction of 24% in primary consumption is foreseen compared to the inertial performance by 2020 (i.e. 4% compared to 2010), exceeding the European targets of 20%, mainly thanks to energy efficiency measures.
In terms of the energy mix, we expect a 19-20% share of renewable energy in gross final consumption (compared to about 10% in 2010). The share of renewables on primary energy consumption will be equivalent to 23%, while there is a reduction from 86 to 76% of fossil fuels. In addition, it is expected that renewables will reach or exceed the levels of gas as source number one in the electricity sector, accounting for approximately 34-38% of consumption (compared to 23% in 2010).
As regards the long and very-long term (2030-2050), environmental challenges, competitiveness, and security will require a more radical change of the system, which will largely involve not only the energy sector, but the entire functioning of society.
An analysis of possible evolutionary scenarios for the country – at present knowledge - to achieve the decarbonisation targets, allows us to more accurately identify the common implications that should guide the sector in its long-term choices, and to be taken into account in the choices we make today. Among the most important:
The need to strengthen efforts in energy efficiency. Primary consumption will have to fall in the range of 17-26% by 2050 compared to 2010, by decoupling economic growth from energy consumption. In particular, efforts in building and transport will be critical.
The high penetration of renewable energy, than in any of the scenarios envisaged at the time is expected to reach levels of at least 60% of gross final consumption by 2050, with much higher levels in the electricity sector. In addition to the need of research and development for the reduction of costs, it will be fundamental to rethinking the market and network infrastructure.
A substantial increase in the degree of electrification, which will almost double by 2050, reaching at least 38%, particularly in electricity and transport.
The key role of gas for the energy transition, despite a reduction of its weight both in percentage and in absolute value in the span of the scenario.
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"92743","2013","National","Italy","","National Energy Strategy","Voluntary approaches","Multi-sector","","","http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&idarea1=527&andor=OR&idarea2=0&sectionid=4,7&idmenu=460&showMenu=1&showCat=1&idare","/policy/national-energy-strategy-3","Ministry for Economic Development ","Italy considers EE, RES and Emission reduction as top priorities of the new Energy Strategy . Once the proposed strategy has been implemented, it will enable the system to evolve, gradually but significantly, and to surpass the 20-20-20 European targets. The results expected by 2020 (assuming economic growth to be in line with the latest European Commission forecasts) are as follows: •The wholesale prices of all energy sources – electricity, gas and fuels – will be aligned with European price levels. •Expenditure on energy imports will be reduced by about €14 billion/year (from the present €62 billion), and dependency on foreign supplies from 84% to 67%, thanks to energy efficiency, increased production from renewables, lower electricity imports and increased production from national resources. •€180 billion will be invested between now and 2020 in the green and the white economies (renewables and energy efficiency) and in traditional sectors (electricity and gas networks, re-gasification plants, storage, hydrocarbon development). These will be private investments, partly supported by incentives, and are expected to generate positive economic returns for the country. •Greenhouse gas emissions will fall by about 19%, exceeding the European targets for Italy, set at 18% below the 2005 emission levels. •Renewable energy sources will account for 20% of gross final consumption (compared with about 10% in 2010). This is equivalent to 23% of primary energy consumption, while fossil fuel use will fall from 86% to 76%. Furthermore, it is expected that renewables will become the primary source in the electricity sector, equivalent to, or slightly overtaking, gas, to account for about 36-38% of consumption (compared with 23% in 2010). •Primary consumption will fall by about 24% by 2020 compared with the reference scenario (an estimated 4% below 2010 levels); this exceeds the European objectives of -20%, thanks mainly to energy efficiency measures.These results will come with benefits in terms of economic growth and employment, whose overall impact is however difficult to quantify. These gains will be produced, primarily, by increased competitiveness in the most electricity- and gas-intensive sectors; savings of resources currently used to import fuels; substantial investments in the energy sector and in the associated supply industries; and a revitalisation of research and innovation in the sector.As regards the long and very-long term (2030-2050), Italy subscribes to the spirit of the European Roadmap 2050 for a low-carbon economy, which aims to reduce emissions by up to 80%. Recent decades have shown us, however, that it is difficult to predict developments in technology and the markets, especially in the long term. Italy therefore intends to adopt a flexible and efficient long-term strategy to pursue its key low-carbon policy. In this, it will focus on and exploit – especially through research and technological development – any factors that could produce significant changes (for example, a more rapid cost reduction in renewable and storage technologies, in biofuels, or in CO2 capture and storage).
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"92171","2013","National","Italy","","Regulation on Accreditation of italian Energy Certifiers","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","","","Energy class, Existing buildings, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/regulation-accreditation-italian-energy-certifiers","Ministry of Economic Development ","The Presidential Decree 75/2013 allows to carry out the business of Energy Certification for qualified personnel (with a degree in architecture, engineering, agriculture, forestry, or with a diploma in industrial or land surveyor) who have attended a specific training course (whose contents are fixed by the Attachment no.1) and that will be promoted by public entities, universities and professional associations. The technicians (recognized by their own College or Register) already in possession of a professional qualification related to the design of the buildings and of the plants serving the buildings themselves are exempted from the course. If, however, the technician does not have all of the necessary skills, it will be obliged to work in partnership with another skilled engineer.The Certifiers shall state not to have conflicts of interest with the designers, the builders and the manufacturers of the equipment involved in the construction or in the renovation of the building to be certificated.Finally, some public bodies (accredited to perform inspection activities in buildings and facilities), as well as Energy Service Company (ESCo), can carry out energy certifications.
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"93587","2013","National","Kazakhstan","","Green Energy Concept 2013","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","https://www.iea.org/media/pams/kazakhstan/Green_Concept_En.pdf","/policy/green-energy-concept-2013","Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan","The adopted Strategy Kazakhstan 2050: A New Political Course of the Established State (“Strategy 2050”) sets clear guidelines for building a sustainable and efficient economic model based on the country’s transition to a green development path.
Goals and targets:
Target
To be reached by:
Renewable energy (including nuclear energy)
Solar and wind: not less than 3% of total power generation
2020
50% of RES power generation
2050
Energy efficiency
decrease energy intensity of GDP by 10% (2008 baseline)
2015
decrease energy intensity of GDP by 25% (2008 baseline)
2020
Water
Resolve issues related to the water supply
2020
Resolve issues related to the agricultural water supply
2040
Priority goals of transitioning to Green Economy are:
Increased resource productivity, including water, land, biological resources, and resource management efficiency;
Modernization of existing and development of new infrastructure;
Increased population well-being and quality of the environment, achieved though profitable measures reducing environmental footprint;
Increased national security, including water supply.
Realisation of the Green concept and transition to the green economy will help creating new jobs, impact agriculture, increase water and power security, facilitate investments and bring technology development.
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"92164","2013","National","Kazakhstan","","Energy Saving 2020","","","","","","/policy/energy-saving-2020","Ministry of Environmental Protection","The Ministry of Enviromental Protection developed the Energy Saving 2020 Programme to improve energy efficiency in the country as well as modernizing the economy and improving population welfare. The Country has set the target to reduce GDP energy intensity by et least 40 % by 2020 compared to 2008 levels. For instance, different types of energy efficient devices for buildings and energy-using household have been introduced in Kazakhstan. Some of the country iniatives included the construction of energy saving plans, energy audits for industrial enterprises, and so on. This programme has the following key directions:
TOPICS
Actions
Targets
ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPANY
- lease financing of energy-saving technologies and equipment;
- 50% subsidy for energy audits;
- 50% subsidy on the implementation of the energy management system;
- Increasing energy efficiency in industry up to 30 % in total;
INNOVATIVE ENERGY
- modernization of energy companies at the expense of foreign investment;
- construction of renewable energy sources;
- introduction of smartgrid & energy storage;
- Reducing the unit cost of energy for electricity production by 14%;
- Reduction of normative losses in powergrid by 5%;
- Increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy balance of the country to 3%.
ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING
- thermo modernization housing stock from the housing fund ;
- upgrading of urban electric heating systems at the expenses of the international financial institutions;
- introduction of mechanisms encouraging people to save energy;
- Reducing the energy intensity of 1 m2 at 30%;
- Reduction of normative losses in heating by 3.6%.
ENERGY EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION
- development of rules and standards for building energy efficiency standards for buildings;
- construction of energy-efficient neighborhood;
- 100% provision of energy-efficient construction in 2015.
ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORT
- encourage purchasing of ""hybrid"" cars with engines of less than 2000 cm3 by reducing taxes on transport;
- modernization of the transport infrastructure (introduction of hybrid vehicles) of large cities;
- Reduction of fuel consumption by road, rail and air transport by 30%;
- Update the fleet of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 50%.
ENERGY EFFICIENT BUDGET SECTOR
- implementation of energy management in the governorates of cities and regions;
- attraction of cities to join the ""Covenant of Mayors"";
- involvement of the World Bank grants for projects in the energy saving area;
- Reducing energy consumption by budget sector up to 25 %.
ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
- promotion of the use of LED lamps;
- reconstruction of street lighting;
- health regulations change and the introduction of new technical regulations;
- Reducing the cost of paying for electricity for lighting and 60%;
- 100% use of energy-saving bulbs.
ENERGY EFFICIENT SOCIETY
- the creation of public staff to monitor the implementation of energy conservation policy in MINT RK;
- Round tables, conferences and seminars.
- 20 training centers for retraining and advanced training of personnel in the field of energy saving;
- 90% awareness in the implementation of the policy of Kazakhstan in the field of energy saving.
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
- requirements for consumers to install water meters in 2015;
- introduction of new standards for accounting systems.
- Reduction of energy consumption in the residential and commercial sector by 20%;
- Providing 100% payment of consumed energy.
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"92396","2013","National","Korea, Republic of","","The second national energy master plan 2013-2035","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/second-national-energy-master-plan-2013-2035","Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE)","","","","","","","","","",""
"91711","2013","National","Latvia","","Energy efficiency target declared by Latvia under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-latvia-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Latvia set a target of primary energy savings by 2020 of 0.670 Mtoe (28 PJ)*.
*preliminary data
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"91973","2013","National","Lithuania","","The Inter-institutional Action Plan on the implementation of the Goals and Objectives for 2013-2020 of the Strategy for the National Climate Change Management Policy","Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=447537&p_tr2=2 ","/policy/inter-institutional-action-plan-implementation-goals-and-objectives-2013-2020-strategy","Environment Ministry","","","","","","","","","",""
"92875","2013","National","Lithuania","","Resolution on the Feed-in Tariffs for Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources (4th quarter of 2013)","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=455201&p_tr2=2","/policy/resolution-feed-tariffs-electricity-produced-renewable-energy-sources-4th-quarter-2013","Ministry of Energy","","","","","","","","","",""
"93039","2013","National","Luxembourg","","Financial aid programme for energy savings and renewable energy in housing 2013","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Low energy, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Energy class, Building end-uses","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2012/0264/a264.pdf#page=2","/policy/financial-aid-programme-energy-savings-and-renewable-energy-housing-2013","My Energy","The regulation of 12 December 2012 sets up a new financial aid scheme called “PRIMe House”. The regulation went into force on 1 January 2013 superseding regulation in force between 2008 and 2012.
Scheme provides financial support in form of grants for projects aiming to improve energy savings and usage of renewable energy sources in the building sector. The scheme focus is on renovation and improvement of already existing households and enactment of new households with high energy efficiency indicators and substantial usage of renewable energy sources.
Only private homeowners can benefit from the scheme.
Levels of the support possible:
Individual homeowners can benefit from up to EUR 15000 for households with low energy consumption;
Less energy efficient households for renovation and installations or energy efficient and renewable energy technologies can receive up to EUR 40000 in grants.
Individuals installing following renewable installations can benefit from the support:
Solar thermal installations;
Solar PV;
Heat pumps;
Wood boilers;
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"92821","2013","National","Luxembourg","","National plan for near zero energy buildings
","","","","Net zero energy, Energy class, Building end-uses","http://www.eco.public.lu/documentation/rapports/Nationaler_Plan_Luxemburgs_zur_Erh__hung_der_Zahl_der_Niedrigstenergiegeb__ude.pdf ","/policy/national-plan-near-zero-energy-buildings","Ministry of the Economy","Under article 9 of the EPBD Member States shall draw up national plans for increasing the number of nearly zero-energy buildings. These plans shall include inter alia the detailed application in practice of the definition of nearly zero-energy buildings, intermediate targets for improving the energy performance of new buildings by 2015, and information on the policies and financial or other measures aimed at promoting NZEBs.
The Plan of Luxembourg contains a definition of the near zero energy buildings under consideration of the use of renewable energy sources and the definition of a plan to increase the number of near zero energy buildings. The measures foreseen in this plan mainly concern research, support schemes, communication and information, quality certification and energy performance certificates as well as schooling and training or continuing education. It also contains some information about the cost effectiveness of such buildings.
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"91922","2013","National","Malta","","Energy efficiency target declared by Malta under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-malta-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Malta's indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020 is 22% reduction of primary energy (by 237,019 toe).
Click ‌ to download reference document.
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"94024","2013","National","Mexico","","National Project for Energy Efficient Municipal Street Lighting (Proyecto Nacional de Eficiencia Energética en Alumbrado Público Municipal)","Economic instruments","","","Building end-uses","https://www.gob.mx/conuee/acciones-y-programas/estados-y-municipios-proyecto-nacional-de-eficiencia-energetica-en-alumbrado-publico-municipal","/policy/national-project-energy-efficient-municipal-street-lighting-proyecto-nacional-de-eficiencia","National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Comisión Nacional para el Uso Eficiente de la Energía - CONUEE)","The National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (CONUEE) with the support of SENER, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the National Bank for Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS) initiated the National Project for Energy Efficient Municipal Street Lighting (Proyecto Nacional de Eficiencia Energética en Alumbrado Público). The objective of the programme is to promote energy efficient street lighting across the country by financing projects in municipalities.
From 2013 to December 2017 CONUEE through the Fund for Energy Transition and Sustainable Energy Use (FOTEASE) gave incentives up to MXN 132.5 million with MXN 1 860 million private sector investment leveraged. During this period 34 projects were implemented and 393 320 streetlights were replaced, resulting in estimated energy savings of 161.1 GWh and MXN 515.4 million per year. The Project has further avoided the emission of 73 800 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
The main technologies installed under the Project are:
• 55% LED
• 30% ceramic metal halide
• 9% combination of LED and AMC
• 6% high-pressure sodium
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"94025","2013","National","Mexico","","Energy efficient buildings for low-income households (EcoCasa)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling, Appliances","https://www.gob.mx/shf/documentos/ecocasa","/policy/energy-efficient-buildings-low-income-households-ecocasa","Federal Mortgage Society (Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal - SHF) ","Initiated in 2013, the seven-year Ecohome programme, also known as “EcoCasa”, is managed by the government’s Federal Mortgage Society (Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal - SHF) and supported by the German KfW Development Bank (KfW, 2014). The aim is to promote energy efficient social housing that reduces CO2 emissions by 20% to 40% compared to typical existing buildings (baseline house).
The eligible technologies covered by the programme include insulation of ceilings and walls, reflective paint, efficient gas heaters and others. EcoCasa has expanded its scope over time and now integrates new sustainability criteria such as water consumption, housing environment and carbon footprint of construction materials.
The SHF offers low-interest loans to project developers who invest in sustainable houses for low- and middle-income people. The requirements are defined by bioclimatic zone.
By May 2018, the programme had certified 56 307 houses and financed 47 302 (84%), establishing contracts with 75 project developers for 201 projects. Other accumulated results are:
• 1 801 824 tCO2e reductions over the house’s lifespan.
• 219 597 Mexicans Beneficiaries in 22 States.
Overall, the EcoCasa programme will invest approximately USD 230 million. The KfW Development Bank is providing a loan of EUR 128 million (euros) to SHF of which USD 102 million is from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The programme is also one of the first to make use of USD 15.6 million from Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) financing.
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"93120","2013","National","Netherlands","","Energy efficiency target declared by Netherlands under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-netherlands-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Netherlands declared to achieve 1.5% energy savings per year form 2013 to 2020.
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"93345","2013","National","New Zealand","","NABERSNZ","Public voluntary programmes, Endorsement label, Voluntary approaches, Performance labels, Information and education","Non-residential, Buildings","","","","/policy/nabersnz","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","In May 2013, EECA Business, in collaboration with the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), launched a new scheme to measure and rate the energy performance of commercial buildings in New Zealand. The New Zealand scheme, NABERSNZ™, is based on the successful National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) and has been adapted for New Zealand conditions. NABERSNZ™ is a voluntary scheme that aims to assist owners and tenants to reduce energy use and costs, and reduce greenhouse emissions.
Under NABERSNZ™ qualified assessors measure and score the energy performance of office buildings, giving tenants and owners a star rating out of 6. Following the renewal of the license agreement with the Australian Government in 2015, we have implemented new governance agreements with our partners in the initiative, and developed a five year strategy – key actions include demonstrating government leadership and support of the programme through the Property Management Centre of Expertise, and promoting the NABERSNZ product through EECA’s other business engagement channels. Total ratings for the year to date (2015/16) is 180.
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"93361","2013","National","New Zealand","","Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building end-uses, Space heating, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.eeca.govt.nz/eeca-programmes-and-funding/programmes/homes/insulation-programme","/policy/warm-new-zealand-healthy-homes","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","In May 2013 the Government announced an investment of $100 million to insulate 46,000 homes in a new three-year insulation programme delivering warmer, drier and healthier homes to communities in most need. The programme targets low-income households, particularly those with high health needs – which includes children, the elderly, and people at risk of cold-related illness. Unlike its predecessor, Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart, the new programme does not provide any funding to general income households, or for clean heating devices.
The Government’s investment of up to 60% of the cost of a home’s insulation is augmented by significant levels of funding from trusts and other third parties. This makes insulation available to those households in most need, at low or no cost.
As at the end of September 2015, 94% of the 46,000 houses (the programme target) had been insulated. More homes than planned for have been insulated in every year of the programme. By the end of 2015/16 more than 54,000 homes (8,000 more than the programme target) were insulated.
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"91689","2013","National","Norway","","Investment aid for energy efficiency measures in buildings","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.enova.no","/policy/investment-aid-energy-efficiency-measures-buildings","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid to energy measures in buildings. The aid is given to measures that reduce energy use and converts energy sources to renewable ones.
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"92898","2013","National","Norway","","Investment aid for Energy measures in households though Enova SF","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.enova.no ","/policy/investment-aid-energy-measures-households-though-enova-sf","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid to households undertaking energy efficiency measures, measures aimed at decreasing energy consumption or conversion from heating sources based on fossil fuels or electricity to a renewable source.
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"92389","2013","National","Poland","","Energy efficient street lighting
","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/system-zielonych-inwestycji---gis/konkursy/i-konkurs-sowa/ ","/policy/energy-efficient-street-lighting","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","Aim of the programme was to support projects aiming to improve the energy efficiency of street lighting systems.
Forms of co-financing:1) Grant – amount available PLN 160 million (ca. EUR 38 million) for the whole programme but the maximum amount of a grant is PLN 15 million;2) Loan – amount available PLN 196 million (ca. EUR 46.6 million) for the whole period of the programme but the maximum loan amount is 18.3 million; obtaining a loan from the National Fund is subject to the award of the grant.
Grants may be awarded for the implementation of projects involving:1) modernisation of street lighting (including replacement: light sources, luminaries, ballasts, power cables, poles, installation of new lighting points in the retrofit lighting strings if necessary to meet the standards of BS EN 13201);2) installation of equipment for the intelligent control of lighting;3) installation of control systems of power reduction and stabilisation of the supply voltage.
Beneficiaries: Local government units have the title to dispose of street lighting infrastructure for the ongoing project.
Within the programme 31 contracts were signed. The programme is no longer to be continued.
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"93319","2013","National","Poland","","Energy efficient houses
","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/srodki-krajowe/doplaty-do-kredytow/doplaty-do--kredytow-na-domy-energooszczedne/ ","/policy/energy-efficient-houses","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","The energy-efficient housing programme offers grants of PLN 50,000 (EUR 12 500) to people who build new or renovate their old homes and whose retrofitted houses use no more than 15 kWh/m² annually from external sources of heating and electricity. Homes which use no more than 40 kWh/m² annually will receive PLN 30,000 (EUR 7,500).
The programme is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2013 and is supposed to run until the end of 2018.
The program is targeted to individuals building a single-family house or buying house/apartment from the developer (including as a housing association).
The support will take the form of a partial repayment of the bank loan capital to build/buy a home or buy a home. The grant will be paid to the credit account of the beneficiary at the end of the project and obtain the required confirmation by the building energy standard.
The amount of funding will depend on the achieved rate of annual individual utility energy demand for heating and ventilation, calculated according to the guidelines of the National Fund, and the fulfilment of other conditions, including the efficiency of the heating system and water treatment systems.
According to NFO?iGW, a budget of Polish Zloty (PLN) 300 million (around EUR 75 million) will support at least 12,000 energy homes and flats over a period of five years.
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"92609","2013","State/Provincial","Poland","","Report summarising energy efficiency measures implemented in Polish voivodeships in 2008-2011","","Multi-sector","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20130000673 ","/policy/report-summarising-energy-efficiency-measures-implemented-polish-voivodeships-2008-2011","Ministry of Economy","The report summarises energy efficiency measures implemented in Polish voivodeships in 2008-2011 drawing its conclusions from information collected from local administrations.
The report concludes that the greatest share of energy savings resulted from thermo-modernization of buildings as well as from the exchange of office equipment for their modern counterparts. Also, the report detects that informational and educational programmes were carried out but in small number.
The next report will be conducted in 2014 focusing on energy efficiency measures implement 2012-2013.
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"91899","2013","National","Poland","","Energy Efficient Public Buildings LEMUR
","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","","http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/oferta-finansowania/srodki-krajowe/programy-priorytetowe/lemur-energooszczedne-budynki-uzytecznosci-publicznej/","/policy/energy-efficient-public-buildings-lemur","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","Programme is currently under revision. Budget foreseen is $75 million EUR for grants and loans. Continuous call for applications until 31 July 2016.
The aim of the program is to avoid CO2 emissions in relation to the design and construction of new energy efficient public buildings.
Programme runs from 2013and end in 2020.
Budget designeted for the programme: 300 mln PLN (30 mln PLN for grants). Forms of co-financing : (1) Grants – 30 mln PLN for grants, (2) Loan – 270 mln PLN.
Beneficiaries:
1. public sector entities,2. local government units and their associations and companies,3. public service utilities,4. universities, 5. hospitals, medical entities,6. non-governmental organizations, churches and other religious organizations.
Types of projects: Financial support for the projects connected with the design and construction of new buildings:
1) public buildings - it means building intended for public administration, culture, education, higher education, science, education, health, social, or social, tourism and sport.2) collective residential buildings – f.e. dormitory, student houses, orphanage, old’s people home, etc.Possibility to get grants of up to 30%, 50% or 70% - level of the support depends on the energy efficiency class of the proposed building. There are three classes efficiency A, B and C, depending on the degree of energy demand reduction of the building and primary energy usage.
","","","","","in total: 300 mln PLN (ca. 71 mln EUR)
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"91916","2013","National","Poland","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, White certificates, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-0","Department of Power and Aeronautical Engineering","In 2013, the Polish government introduced energy efficiency obligations which target energy savings of 2 645 Mtoe between 2016 and 2020.
The obligation covers all sectors except transport. Electricity, gas and district heating are the fuel targets. Obligated parties include electricity, natural gas and district heating companies selling to final consumers, members of a commodities exchange and commodity brokerage houses.
Eligible energy efficiency measures include a long list of eligible measures based on the Annex of Energy Services Directive (e.g. building fabric; heating system; appliances; lighting; waste heat recovery) excluding behavioural measures. Savings are based on deemed savings and scaled savings.
Energy savings accomplished in energy efficiency projects with average annual energy savings that exceed 100 toe shall ex-post be verified by an energy audit. The audit must not be conducted by the same auditor who carried out the initial audit for the project. Projects that fall below the 100-toe threshold are subject to random sampling verification.
Certificates can be traded via Polish Power Exchange. In the case, obligated parties to not achieve the required amount of savings, penalties of up to 10% of the revenue can be imposed, but may not exceed PLN 3 000 000 (approximately EUR 750 000).
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"92264","2013","National","Poland","","Low emission urban transport - GAZELA BIS ","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport infrastructure, Transport","","","http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/oferta-finansowania/srodki-krajowe/programy-priorytetowe/poprawa-jakosci-powietrza/#c3","/policy/low-emission-urban-transport-gazela-bis","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","Aim of the programme is to reduce or avoid carbon emissions by financing projects aiming at the reduction of energy and fuel consumption in urban transport.The total cost of project should not be less that 8 mln PLN (ca. 1,9 mln EUR).
The beneficiaries of the program can be:
1) municipalities;2) utility companies that maintain the tasks of local public transport of municipalities;3) other service providers in the local urban transport under a contract with the municipality.
Types of projects: Grants may be awarded for the implementation of projects aimed at reducing energy and fuel consumption in transportation.
The program includes the following activities:
1) the rolling stock such as:
a) the purchase of new hybrid buses fuelled by CNG,b) training of drivers of public transport vehicles on low-emission fleet service,
2) infrastructure and management such as:
a) the modernization and construction of refuelling service stations of public transport vehicles to adapt to the hybrid buses CNG fuelled,b) the modernization and construction of bike paths,c) the modernization and construction of bus lanes,d) the modernization and construction of car parks ""Park and Ride""e) the implementation of urban transport management systems,f) the implementation of urban bicycle system.
","","","","","grants, 80 mln PLN (ca. 19 mln EUR)
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"93516","2013","National","Poland","","Energy efficiency target declared by Poland under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-directive","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-poland-under-eu-directive-201227eu","Ministry of Energy","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Poland set a target of 13.6 Mtoe reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020. It was based on data compiled in analyzes and forecasts made ??for the government document ""Polish Energy Policy until 2030"". The analysis shows that reduction of primary energy consumption will be driven by a number of already implemented projects, as well as planned measures to improve the energy efficiency.
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"93461","2013","National","Portugal","","Requirements for the qualification of experts in Buildings
","Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/08/15900/0492304926.pdf ","/policy/requirements-qualification-experts-buildings","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Approves the requirements for the qualification of experts for the energy certification and technical installation and maintenance of buildings and systems under the System for Energy Certification of Buildings (SCE)
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"91853","2013","National","Portugal","","System for Energy Certification of Buildings (SCE)","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Energy class, Building end-uses","http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/08/15900/0498805005.pdf","/policy/system-energy-certification-buildings-sce","Ministry of Environment","Approves the System for Energy Certification of Buildings (SCE) integrates the Regulation on the Energy Performance of Residential Buildings (REH) and the Regulation on the Energy Performance of Services Buildings (RECS). The system constitutes a transposition of the Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings into national law.
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"91622","2013","National","Portugal","","Energy Efficiency Strategy: PNAEE 2016","","Multi-sector","","","http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/04/07000/0202202091.pdf","/policy/energy-efficiency-strategy-pnaee-2016","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Portugal’s second NEEAP (National Energy Efficiency Action Plan) for 2013-2016 provides a progress report on the energy savings targets implemented under current EU requirements as well as energy efficiency policy priorities. It reflects the new National Energy Strategy, aiming to fulfil Portugal 2020 targets.
The estimate of savings induced by PNAEE 2016 is 1501 ktoe, corresponding to a reduction of energy consumption of approximately 8.2% relative to the average consumption in the period between 2001 and 2005, which approximates the indicative target set by the European Union of 9% energy savings by 2016. The establishment of the time horizon of 2020 for the purpose of monitoring and controlling the estimated impact on the primary energy consumption allows to foresee in advance the fulfilment of the new targets set by the EU, the 20% reduction of primary energy consumption by 2020, as well as the goal assumed by the Government to reduce the primary energy consumption by 25% in 2020 and achieve energy savings equivalent to 30% of the energy consumption in public buildings by 2020. It covers six areas: Transport, Residential and Services, Industry, State, Agriculture and Behaviours.
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"93651","2013","National","Portugal","","Specifications for procedures under energy performance contracts
","","Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://dre.pt/pdf2sdip/2013/02/025000000/0551605530.pdf ","/policy/specifications-procedures-under-energy-performance-contracts","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","Specifications for procedures of energy performance contracts under ECO.AP Program. The type of specifications approved should be adopted by respective entities in all procedures for EPC launched under the Energy Efficiency Programme in Public Management - ECO.AP, subject to the specificity of each pre-contractual procedure.
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"91939","2013","National","Portugal","","Call Management Efficient Buildings -FAI-2013 ","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://fai.pt/portfolio/gestao-de-eficiencia-energetica-em-edificios/ ","/policy/call-management-efficient-buildings-fai-2013","Ministry of Economy ","Under the Innovation Support Fund a call is open for allocation of financial incentives to pilot projects of energy performance contracts in private buildings. It aims to demonstrate the operation of management of energy efficiency contracts in private buildings with significant potential for savings and also replicated in the public sector.
","EUR","","388122","","EUR 1.050.000 million ","Partially spent","","","2015"
"92603","2013","National","Portugal","","Energy efficiency target declared by Portugal under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)
","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-portugal-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Portugal set a target of 25% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections.
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"93491","2013","National","Romania","","Energy efficiency target declared by Romania under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-romania-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Romania set a target of 10 Mtoe (19%) reduction in the primary energy consumption.
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"91697","2013","National","Russian Federation","","Russian State Programme on Energy Efficiency and Energy Sector Development:Subprogram on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving
","Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","New buildings, Lighting, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","http://government.ru/en/docs/1171/","/policy/russian-state-programme-energy-efficiency-and-energy-sector-developmentsubprogram-energy","Ministry of Energy","In 2013, The Ministry of Energy designed the State programme on Energy Efficiency and Energy Sector Development for the 2013-2020 period. Under the State programme, there is a sub-programme for energy savings and energy efficiency improvement targets. the objectives are:
To increase energy efficiency
To provide support by informing about energy saving and energy efficiency improvement measures
To develop regulattive and financial instruments to promote energy efficiency
To promote the research and development (R&D) in energy saving and energy efficiency improvement actions
According to the Ministry of Energy, the country has identified the following guidelines to boost energy efficiency in the country:
Topics
key directions
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Key indicators on energy efficiency in the economic sectors
TECHNOLOGICALREGULATION
Building Codes and equipment requirements
Promoting implementation of Best Available Technologies through ecological regulation
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Implementing pricing incentives and energy taxes
Promoting of energy service contract mechanisms and subsidies program
SUPPORTINGMECHANISMS
Implementation of statistical system for monitoring energy efficiency
Create public awareness on energy efficiency and energy savings
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"93586","2013","National","Serbia","","Decree on Incentive Measures for Privileged Energy Producers (RS Official Gazette, No. 8/13) ","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.merz.gov.rs/en/dokumenti/decree-incentive-measures-privileged-power-producers ","/policy/decree-incentive-measures-privileged-energy-producers-rs-official-gazette-no-813","Ministry of energy, development and environmental protection","The Decree specifies the categories of privileged power producers, regulate the incentive measures, define conditions for obtaining the right to use these measures, method of determining of the incentive period, rights and obligations arising from these measures for the privileged power producers and other energy entities and regulate the content of the Power Purchase Agreement and Preliminary Power Purchase Agreement with a privileged power producer.
Incentive measures as defined in this Decree are: 1) The incentive period of 12 years for each of the power plants of the privileged power producers which have been commissioned less than 12 months before conclusion of the Power Purchase Agreement i.e. the 12 years incentive period reduced by difference between the year of concluding the Power Purchase Agreement and the year of commissioning of all the other privileged producers’ power plants;2) Feed-in tariff at which the privileged producer is entitled to sell total amount of power generated during the incentive period to the Public Supplier; 3) The right of privileged producer who had previously acquired temporary status of privileged power producer to sell total amount of electricity generated during the incentive period to the Public Supplier at feed-in tariff valid at the time of acquiring temporary status of privileged power producer; 4) Taking balancing responsibility and balancing costs from privileged producers during the incentive period by the Public Supplier; 5) Free of charge monthly notification of a privileged producer and Public Supplier on the electricity generation in the facility of the privileged producer metered by the relevant System Operator during the incentive period; 6) The right of a privileged producer to conclude an Agreement with the Public Supplier after the incentive period on purchase of the total amount of produced electric power at conditions on the organized electric power market in the Republic of Serbia
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"92011","2013","National","Serbia","","Decree on Method of Calculation and Allocation of Funding Raised from Incentive Fees for Privileged Electricity Producers (RS Official Gazette, No. 8/13)
","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/decree-method-calculation-and-allocation-funding-raised-incentive-fees-privileged-electricity","Ministry of energy, development and environmental protection","This Decree specifies the method of calculation, charging i.e. payment and collecting of funds related to the incentive remunerations for Privileged Power Producers as well as the method of allocation of funds collected on that basis.Total amount of incentive remuneration paid by the final consumer is a product of the remuneration value, which is defined annually by the special regulation passed by the Government, and overall recorded active power consumption of a consumer during the accounting period, expressed in kWh.
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"91842","2013","National","Serbia","","Decree on Amount of Special Fee for Incentives in 2013 (RS Official Gazette, No. 8/13) ","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/decree-amount-special-fee-incentives-2013-rs-official-gazette-no-813","Ministry of energy, development and environmental protection","This regulation defines the specific amount for incentive compensation in 2013. The fee is expressed in dinars per kWh and is provided by the final consumers of electricity.
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"92183","2013","National","Serbia","","Decree on Criteria and Procedure for Qualification for Privileged Electricity Producer Status (RS Official Gazette, No. 8/13)
","Regulatory instruments, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.merz.gov.rs/en/dokumenti/decree-conditions-and-procedure-acquiring-status-ppp ","/policy/decree-criteria-and-procedure-qualification-privileged-electricity-producer-status-rs","Ministry of energy, development and environmental protection","This Decree specifies:
- the conditions and procedure for acquiring the status of privileged power producer,
- the content of the request and the evidence of eligibility for acquiring the status,
- the minimum primary energy efficiency level in co-generation power plants depending on type of primary fuel and installed power,
- the maximum total installed power for wind and solar power plants which may acquire the status of privileged producer (i.e. temporary status of privileged power producer),
- the obligations of privileged power producers and methods of monitoring and control,
- as well as methods of keeping the Privileged Power Producers Registry.
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"92273","2013","National","Slovenia","","Energy efficiency target declared by Slovenia under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","Information provision, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-slovenia-under-eu-directive-201227eu","","Under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU), Slovenia set a target of 10.809 GWh energy savings by 2020.
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"92576","2013","National","Spain","","Regulation on Indoor Heating and Air-conditioning Systems (RITE), updated by Royal Decree 238/2013, of 5 April.","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Water heating","www.idae.es/index.php/mod.pags/mem.detalle/relcategoria.1030/id.27/relmenu.53","/policy/regulation-indoor-heating-and-air-conditioning-systems-rite-updated-royal-decree-2382013-5","Ministry of Housing","The Regulation on Indoor Heating and Air-conditioning Systems (RITE), promulaged by the Royal Decree 1027/2007 of 20 July 2007, came into force on 29 February 2008 after revision. The Regulation forms the basic legislative framework laying down the energy efficiency and safety requirements to be met by heating and cooling systems in buildings, with a view to meeting comfort and hygiene demands, during their design and sizing, construction, maintenance and use. It also specifies compliance procedures. The approval of this Regulation implies an advance in the transposing of the Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings, setting minimum energy efficiency requirements to be met by thermal systems in new and existing buildings and a procedure for the periodic inspection of boilers and air conditioning systems. The more stringent energy efficiency requirements laid down in RITE 2007 are: - Improved energy performance of heating and cooling equipment, and of equipment designed to transport fluids. - Improved insulation of heat transport equipment, pipes and fluids. - Better regulation and control to maintain the design conditions envisaged in air-conditioned premises. - Use of available renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy and biomass. - Incorporation of subsystems for heat recovery and utilisation of residual energy. - Mandatory metering systems for consumption for collective systems. - Gradual elimination of more polluting solid fuels. - Gradual elimination of less efficient generating equipment. This Regulation also forms one of the development programmes within the Energy Saving and Efficiency Plan, and will also help to achieve the objectives laid down by the Renewable Energy Promotion Plan, by encouraging greater use of solar thermal energy, particularly in the production of domestic hot water.
","","","","","","","","Regulation on Indoor Heating and Air-conditioning Systems (RITE), updated by Royal Decree 238/2013, of 5 April.",""
"92472","2013","National","Spain","","PIMA SOL (Plan for promoting environmentally friendly behavior in the tourism sector)","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Feed-in tariffs/premiums","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment","http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/cambio-climatico/planes-y-estrategias/RD_PimaSol_tcm7-293372.pdf","/policy/pima-sol-plan-promoting-environmentally-friendly-behavior-tourism-sector","Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), Spanish Climate Change Office (OECC) ","The Plan to promote environmentally friendly behaviour in the tourism sector (PIMA SOL) is intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from the Spanish tourism sector. In particular, it promotes the reduction of direct GHG emissions in hotel facilities through energy efficiency improvements. The beneficiaries of the Plan are hotels, which will implement measures leading to increased energy efficiency of their facilities based in Spain. The energy efficiency projects carried out by hotels, after meeting specific criteria, will generate carbon credits equal to the reduction of 1 tonne of CO2. The government is obligated to buy them at the fixed price of EUR 7 per credit.
","","","","","EUR 5.21 million","","","","2014"
"91595","2013","National","Spain","","Certification of energy efficiency of buildings","Endorsement label, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education","","","New buildings, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2013-3904 ","/policy/certification-energy-efficiency-buildings","Ministry of Development (Ministerio de Fomento) and Autonomous Communities","The decree establishes the obligation to make available to the buyers or users of buildings an Energy Performance Certificate, which must include factual information about the energy efficiency of a building and reference values ??such as minimum energy requirements. This will enable potential buyers and users to easy evaluate and compare the energy performance of buildings, thus promoting of energy-efficient buildings and energy saving investments.
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"91702","2013","National","Spain","","PAREER-CRECE Program (Aids Programme For Energy Rehabilitation In Buildings in Household and Hotel Sectors)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://www.idae.es/ayudas-y-financiacion/para-rehabilitacion-de-edificios-programa-pareer/programa-de-ayudas-para-la","/policy/pareer-crece-program-aids-programme-energy-rehabilitation-buildings-household-and-hotel","MINETAD, Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) (IDEA)","This programme promotes comprehensive actions favouring energy efficiency improvement and the use of renewable energies in the housing stock of existing buildings in the residential sector, and also to comply with article 4 of Directive 2012/27/EU, relating to energy efficiency.
The actions are to fit one or more of the following typologies:
Improvement of the thermal envelope energy efficiency.
Improvement of energy efficiency in thermal and lighting installations.
Replacement of conventional energy for biomass in thermal installations.
Replacement of conventional energy with geothermal energy in thermal installations.
","","","","","200,000,000 EUR","","","PAREER-CRECE Program (Aids Programme For Energy Rehabilitation In Buildings in Household and Hotel Sectors)","2016"
"92571","2013","National","Spain","","State Housing Plan 2013-2016","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2013/04/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2013-3780.pdf ","/policy/state-housing-plan-2013-2016","Ministry of Development (Ministerio de Fomento), Autonomous regions","The Plan provides agreed loans and grants designed to:
- increase access to housing for people with economic difficulties,
- develop rental market,
- foster regeneration of buildings and urban renewal
- improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
The plan has been allocated investment amounting to almost 2.5 billion euros: 1.5 billion to facilitate access to housing and 627 million euros for refurbishments, regeneration and energy efficiency.
","","","","","2.5 billion EUR","","","",""
"92974","2013","National","Switzerland","","Technology Fund for Innovative Technologies
","Economic instruments","","","","https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/fr/home/themes/formation/innovation/promotion-des-technologies-environnementales.html","/policy/technology-fund-innovative-technologies","","The technology fund was created by the federal government to promote innovative technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the consumption of resources, support the use of renewable energy and increase energy efficiency. The fund’s loan guarantees lower the hurdle for innovative companies to get the necessary financing in place.
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"91518","2013","National","United Kingdom","","Green Deal","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Direct investment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/helping-households-to-cut-their-energy-bills/supporting-pages/green-deal","/policy/green-deal","Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)","The Green Deal provides a framework of accredited market participants, through which people pay for some of the cost of improving their homes and businesses using a type of loan that is paid back with the savings they can expect to make on their fuel bills. Prior to signing a Green Deal Plan, an assessor will recommend improvements that are appropriate for a property and indicate whether they can be expected to pay for themselves through reduced energy bills. Green Deal Providers (the companies offering loans) will discuss with the consumer whether a Green Deal Plan is right for him/her and provide a quote for the recommended improvements. Consumers can get as many quotes as they like, and they do not have to choose all of the recommendations made to them. Once they have chosen a Green Deal Provider, the Provider will write up a Green Deal Plan.
The plan is a contract between the consumer and the Provider – it sets out the work that will be done and the repayments. Installation must be carried out by an authorised installer. The Green Deal Provider will help calculate the repayments, including interest, which the consumer will need to make. While the repayments should be no more than what a typical bill-payer should save, the actual savings will depend on how much energy the consumer uses and the future costs of energy. If the consumer moves, the new bill-payer will benefit from the improvements, and so will take on the repayments.
A requirement on larger energy suppliers – the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) – will work alongside the Green Deal to provide additional support for viable packages of energy efficiency measures that are unlikely to be fully financed by the Green Deal. These packages could include insulation of hard-to-treat cavities or solid walls. The ECO will also provide insulation and heating measures to low-income and vulnerable households and insulation measures to low income communities.
An innovative brokerage system has been put in place to extend the availability of ECO funding beyond the energy companies themselves. By 2020 the Green Deal and ECO could save UK homes and businesses 4.5 MtCO2 per year.
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"92722","2013","National","United Kingdom","","Energy Company Obligation
","Regulatory instruments","Utilities, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/helping-households-to-cut-their-energy-bills/supporting-pages/energy-companies-obligation-eco ","/policy/energy-company-obligation","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","
The Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) was introduced in January 2013 to reduce the UK’s energy consumption and support people living in fuel poverty. It will run until 2017, supporting the installation of energy efficiency measures in low-income households and areas, and in properties that are harder to treat. The ECO replaces two previous schemes, the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). ECO places legal obligations on the larger energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency measures to domestic energy users. It operates alongside the Green Deal (see separate entry), which is designed to help people make energy efficiency improvements to buildings by allowing them to pay the costs through their energy bills rather than upfront. The Green Deal and the ECO will help reduce carbon emissions from the UK’s domestic building stock, which is an essential part of the UK’s plan to meet its statutory domestic carbon emission reduction targets by 2050.The ECO is intended to work alongside the Green Deal to provide additional support in the domestic sector, with a particular focus on vulnerable consumer groups and hard-to-treat homes. Under the rules of ECO, energy suppliers are obliged to help improve the energy efficiency of their domestic customers’ buildings in three distinct areas:1. Carbon Emissions Reduction ObligationUnder the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation, energy companies must concentrate efforts on hard-to-treat homes and measures that cannot be fully funded through the Green Deal. Solid wall insulation and hard-to-treat cavity wall insulation are the primary areas for focus under this target. Other insulation measures and connections to district heating systems are also eligible if they are promoted as part of a package that includes solid wall insulation or hard-to-treat cavity wall insulation.2. Community ObligationUnder the Carbon Saving Community Obligation, energy companies must focus on the provision of insulation measures and connections to domestic district heating systems supplying areas of low income. This target has a sub-target, which states that at least 15% of each supplier’s Carbon Saving Community Obligation must be achieved by promoting measures to low income and vulnerable households living in rural areas.3. Home Heating Cost Reduction ObligationUnder the Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation, energy suppliers are required to provide measures that improve the ability of low income and vulnerable households (the ""Affordable Warmth Group"") to heat their homes. This includes actions that result in heating savings, such as the replacement or repair of a boiler for example.
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"92943","2013","National","United Kingdom","","Energy efficiency target declared by the United Kingdom under the EU Directive (2012/27/EU)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/eed/reporting_en.htm","/policy/energy-efficiency-target-declared-united-kingdom-under-eu-directive-201227eu","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","The UK has set its indicative national energy efficiency target on the basis of final energy consumption. This means the indicative target is 129.2 MTOE on a net calorific basis, which would amount to an 18% reduction (28.5 MTOE) from the UK’s 2007 business as usual project projection for 2020. This indicative target has been set taking into account the overarching European goal of reducing energy consumption by 20% relative to 2007 PRIMES projection of 2020 demand.
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"92127","2013","National","United States","","US Climate Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/president27sclimateactionplan.pdf","/policy/us-climate-action-plan","Executive Office of the President ","On 25 June 2013, US President Barack Obama presented the US Climate Action Plan for steady, responsible national and international action to cut the GHG emissions that cause climate change and threaten public health. The plan has three pillars:
cut carbon pollution in the United States;
prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change;
lead international efforts to combat global climate change and prepare for its impacts.
Each pillar in the plan consists of a wide variety of executive actions the president can take.
The key mitigation elements are numerous:
to cut CO2 pollution from coal-fired power plants by directing the US Environmental Protection Agency to establish carbon pollution standards for both new and existing power plants;
to unlock long-term investment in clean energy innovation by making up to USD 8 billion in loan guarantee authority available for a wide array of advanced energy projects that use fossil fuels;
to accelerate clean energy permitting by: directing the US Department of the Interior to permit 10 gigawatts (GW) of renewables on public lands by 2020; setting a goal to install 100 megawatts of renewables in federally assisted housing by 2020 [in July 2015, HUD and the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced an expansion of the renewable energy goal for low and moderate income housing to 300 MW]; and deploying 3 GW of renewables in military installations;
to expand the federal government’s Better Building Challenge to focus on helping commercial, industrial, and multi-family buildings become at least 20% more energy efficient by 2020;
to reduce CO2 pollution by at least 3 billion metric tonnes cumulatively by 2030 through efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings;
to increase fuel economy standards by developing post-2018 fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles;
to leverage new opportunities to reduce pollution of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), direct agencies to develop a comprehensive methane strategy and commit to protect forests and critical landscapes.
The key climate resilience and preparedness elements also address several goals:
to build stronger and safer communities and infrastructure by directing agencies to support local climate-resilient investment, and integrate climate risk-management considerations into planning and programmes;
to pilot innovative strategies in the Hurricane Sandy-affected region to support resilience and reduce vulnerability to future large-scale flood and storm events;
initiate the creation of sustainable and resilient hospitals in the face of climate change;
to protect the US economy and natural resources by directing agencies to: identify approaches to improve natural defences against extreme weather; maintain agricultural productivity by delivering tailored, science-based knowledge to farmers, ranchers, and landowners; help communities manage drought-related risk by launching a National Drought Resilience Partnership; and expand and update efforts to reduce wildfire risks and prepare for future floods;
to provide climate preparedness tools and information needed by state, local, and private-sector leaders through a centralised “toolkit” and a new Climate Data Initiative.
Key objectives of the international elements are equally ambitious:
to enhance and expand international initiatives through forums such as the Major Economies Forum and the Clean Energy Ministerial, identifying new areas for bilateral co-operation;
to combat short-lived climate pollutants, such as methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and black carbon through the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, Global Methane Initiative, and working under the Montreal Protocol to phase down the consumption and production of HFCs;
to expand clean energy use by promoting natural gas development and fuel switching, the safe and secure use of nuclear power, and clean coal technologies;
to cut energy waste by aggressively promoting energy efficiency in critical areas such as buildings, wastewater treatment and appliances;
to launch negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) towards global free trade in environmental goods, including clean energy technologies;
to phase-out US fossil fuel tax subsidies, and collaborate with partners around the world toward this goal;
to end US government support for public financing of new coal-fired power plants overseas, except for the most efficient coal technology available in the world’s poorest countries, or facilities deploying carbon capture and sequestration technologies;
to strengthen global resilience to climate change by expanding government and local community planning and response capacities;
to lead efforts to address climate change through international negotiations, seeking an agreement that is ambitious, inclusive and flexible.
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"91837","2013","National","United States","","Better Buildings Accelerators ","Deployment, Research, development and deployment","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://betterbuildingsinitiative.energy.gov/accelerators","/policy/better-buildings-accelerators","U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)","Better Buildings Accelerators are designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches, which will accelerate investment in energy efficiency upon successful demonstration. Initiated under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan in 2013, each Accelerator is a targeted, short term, partner-focused activity designed to address persistent barriers that stand in the way of greater efficiency.
Current accelerators include:
Smart Labs
Zero Energy Districts
Clean Energy for Low Income Communities
Combined Heat and Power for Efficiency
Data Centers
Energy Savings Performance Contracting
Home Energy Information
Home Upgrade Program
Industrial Superior Energy Performance
Outdoor Lighting
Wastewater Infrastructure
Energy Data
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"93607","2013","National","United States","","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program","Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-loan-program","/policy/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-loan-program","U.S. Department of Agriculture","In December 2013, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) – Electric Program published the final rule for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program. The final rule implements Section 6101 of the 2008 Farm Bill, and expands the electric program’s ability to make loans for energy efficiency activities (e.g., building weatherization, HVAC upgrades, ground source heat pumps, lighting, small scale renewable generation such as solar and wind, energy audits, soft costs).
The new regulation reduces barriers to investment in energy efficiency and promotes rural economic growth by increasing RUS borrowers’ financing opportunities. Borrowers can either loan the funds to consumers or utilize them to enhance the utility system’s efficiency – supporting businesses and homeowners across rural America. Not only will the efficiency upgrade funding help consumers reduce their monthly energy bills, but it will also reduce greenhouse gases and prevent climate change.
Entities new to the RUS program must be deemed eligible under the Rural Electrification Act, which was created in 1936 to bring electricity to rural areas. Once borrowers are deemed eligible, they may only borrow funds for energy efficiency activities. Potential borrowers should reach out to General Field Representative (GFR) staff or headquarters personnel for guidance on submitting an application. They will need to provide both a business plan and quality assurance plan to support the loan application. To assist with the application process, the RUS Electric Program offers webinars and information sessions with potential borrowers.
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"93864","2013","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Energy Strategy of Moldova 2030","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/346670/","/policy/energy-strategy-moldova-2030","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund","The Energy Strategy of Moldova (ES) until 2030 provides guidelines for national energy sector development, in order to ensure necessary grounds for economic growth and social welfare. Through this document, the government presented its vision and identified strategic national opportunities in a rapidly changing energy context.
The Strategy defined general policy goals for 2013 to 2030 as well as specific policy objectives for 2013 to 2020 and 2021 to 2030, specifying measures for their implementation.
The ES main targets, all for 2020, are:
- 20% renewable energy sources in TFC
- 10% biofuels in transport
- 10% renewables in electricity generation
- reduce energy intensity by 10%
- reduce losses in transmission and distribution networks to 11% in electricity, by 39% in natural gas and by 5 p.p for - heat from the 2009 level
- reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% from the 1990 level
- reduce energy consumption in buildings by 20% from the 2009 level
- rehabilitate 10% of public building stock.
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"93843","2013","National","Tajikistan","","Tajikistan Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Law","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://www.mmk.tj/ru/legislation/legislation-base/250/","/policy/tajikistan-energy-saving-and-energy-efficiency-law","Ministry of Energy and Water Resource of the Republic of Tajikistan","This Law regulates public relations in the field of energy saving and energy efficiency, determines the procedure for the use of fuel and energy resources and products. Legal regulation in the field of energy saving and energy efficiency is based on the following principles:
- efficient and rational use of fuel and energy resources taking into account production, technological, environmental and social conditions;
- support and stimulation of the use of energy-saving and energy-efficient technologies, materials and equipment;
- Systemic and integrated implementation of energy saving and energy efficiency measures;
- Planning energy conservation and improving energy efficiency.
- participation of individuals and legal entities in the implementation of energy saving and energy efficiency measures.
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"92528","2012","International","","European Union","The EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU)","Other regulatory instruments, Auditing, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/eu-energy-efficiency-directive-201227eu","","The aim of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive is to save energy and to reach the target the EU has set itself: by 2020, the EU wants to cut energy consumption by 20%. In absolute terms – calculated in million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe)– this are 368 Mtoe in 2020 compared to projected consumption in that year of 1842 Mtoe. This needs to be achieved by the EU as a whole.
The Directive includes legal obligation to establish energy saving schemes in all Member States: energy distributors or retail energy sales companies are obliged to save every year 1,5 % of their energy sales, by volume, through the implementation of energy efficiency measures such as improving the efficiency of the heating system, installing double glazed windows or insulating roofs, among final energy customers.
Public sector to lead by example: public bodies will push for the market uptake of energy efficient products and services through a legal obligation to purchase energy efficient buildings, products and services. They will further have to progressively reduce the energy consumed on their own premises by carrying out every year the required renovation works covering at least 3% of their total floor area.
Major energy savings for consumers: easy and free-of-charge access to data on real-time and historical energy consumption through more accurate individual metering will now empower consumers to better manage their energy consumption. Billing should be based on the actual consumption well reflecting data from the metering.
Industry: Incentives for SMEs to undergo energy audits and disseminate best practices while the large companies will have to make an audit of their energy consumption to help them identify the potential for reduced energy consumption.
Efficiency in energy generation: monitoring of efficiency levels of new energy generation capacities, establishment of national heat and cooling plans as a basis for a sound planning of efficient heating and cooling infrastructures, including recovery of waste heat.
The Directive set binding measures rather than binding target for each and every member state. Member States have the obligation to apply all its provisions. In addition, each country has to present national indicative targets by April 2013. If the European Commission estimates that those are insufficient to meet the EU's overall 2020 goal, then it can request member states to re-assess their plans.
In the first semester of 2014, the Commission will review the progress towards the 20% energy-efficiency target, report on it and assess whether further measures are needed.
If Europe is off track, the Commission said it intends to come back with a proposal for further legislation.
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"92441","2012","State/Provincial","","","Abu Dhabi Comprehensive Cooling Plan","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/abu-dhabi-comprehensive-cooling-plan","Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Regulation and Supervision Bureau, Department of Municipal Affairs","The Abu Dhabi government is evaluating demand-side management programs related to the cooling load through a series of pilots and studies. For instance, the pilot focused on the impact of optimizing maintenance of large AC systems (no capital investments) demonstrated the potential for consumption reductions of 27%. The government is developing a “comprehensive cooling plan,"" detailing implementation of programs.
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"92953","2012","State/Provincial","","","Abu Dhabi Lighting Standard","Sectoral standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","","/policy/abu-dhabi-lighting-standard","Abu Dhabi Municipality","Abu Dhabi issued the first specifications for public lighting in the Middle East (LED or equivalent), with estimated energy savings of 67% and carbon savings toward 80% vs. the previous baseline.
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"92965","2012","National","Australia","","Home Energy Saving Scheme (HESS)","Loan / debt finance, Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Information and education, Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/communities-and-vulnerable-people/programs-services/financial-management-program/home-energy-saver-scheme/home-energy","/policy/home-energy-saving-scheme-hess","Department of Social Services","Home Energy Saving Scheme (HESS) supported low-income households across Australia experiencing difficulty meeting and paying for their energy needs.
HESS provided access to energy efficiency and financial management information and education, advice, advocacy, support, referral to the No Interest Loans Scheme if appropriate and integrated service coordination around energy efficiency and financial management. The Scheme was delivered through existing not-for-profit organisations providing general financial counselling services to individuals and focused on working with households to improve their financial and energy management practices and engagement with the energy market. In this way, it sought to build on and complement other financial management and energy initiatives. An important part of the Scheme was to link participants with the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) as appropriate to enable them to access capital to make longer term energy efficiency improvements.
The Scheme is no longer available
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"92909","2012","National","Australia","","Energy Efficiency Information Grants","Information and education, Information provision, Advice/aid in implementation, Grants/subsidy, Information and education, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.industry.gov.au/Energy/EnergyEfficiency/GrantsFunding/EnergyEfficiencyInformationGrants/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/energy-efficiency-information-grants","Department of Industry","The Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program is a AUD 40 million merit-based grants program established by the Commonwealth Government to assist industry associations and non profits provide practical, tailored energy efficiency information to small and medium enterprises and community organisations.
Applications for Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) Program funding closed in December 2012. The Program is now fully committed.
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"92862","2012","National","Australia","","Local Government Energy Efficiency Program (LGEEP)","Grants/subsidy, Funds to sub-national governments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Water heating, Building systems, Building end-uses","www.industry.gov.au/Energy/EnergyEfficiency/GrantsFunding/LocalGovernmentEnergyEfficiency/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/local-government-energy-efficiency-program-lgeep","Department of Industry","The Local Government Energy Efficiency Program (LGEEP) was a non-competitive grant program that will assists local governing authorities (LGAs) install solar and heat pump hot water systems to drive smarter energy use in their buildings and community facilities.
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"92461","2012","National","Australia","","Clean Technology Investment Program","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry, Cross-industry, Industry","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.innovation.gov.au/INDUSTRY/CLEANENERGYFUTURE/Pages/CleanTechnologyProgram.aspx","/policy/clean-technology-investment-program","Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Research & Tertiary Education","The AUD800 million Clean Technology Investment Program is a competitive, merit-based grant program aimed at assisting Australian manufacturers to maintain their competitiveness in a carbon-constrained economy. The program provides grant funding for capital investment in energy efficient capital equipment and low emissions technologies, processes and products, and is open to manufacturers that meet a minimum energy or emissions threshold. Applicants must be able to demonstrate: (1) the extent of energy or carbon savings to be delivered by their proposed project; (2) their ability to undertake the proposed project; and (3) how the proposed project will maintain or increase the competitiveness of their manufacturing business. Businesses applying for grants of AUD1.5 million or more, must also show how their project will contribute to a competitive, low carbon Australian manufacturing industry and how their project will benefit the broader Australian economy. Grants of minimum AUD25,000 are provided to competitive applications on a co-investment basis, and are tiered according to the size of grant requested and size of the applicant’s business. Small to medium enterprises with annual turnovers of less than AUD100 million applying for grants under AUD500,000, receive grants on a matching funds basis. For all other grants under AUD10 million, the Government provides funds covering up to a third of the project’s costs. Applicants for grants of AUD10 million or more are expected to make a co-contribution of at least AUD3 for each AUD1 of Government support. The program is a central element of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future plan which supports the Government's long-term commitment to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by 80 per cent from 2000 levels by 2050. Further details on the plan can be found on the Clean Energy Future website at www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au.
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"93778","2012","National","Australia","","Industrial Energy Efficiency Data Analysis Project
","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.climateworksaustralia.org/project/current/industrial-energy-efficiency-data-analysis","/policy/industrial-energy-efficiency-data-analysis-project","Department of Industry and Science","The Industrial Energy Efficiency Data Analysis (IEEDA) Project estimates the potential for energy efficiency improvement in different industrial sectors through quantifying the scale and value of untapped energy efficiency potential across a range of key technologies, processes and fuel types.
The IEEDA project consolidates and analyses company data already collected through the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) Program, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) system and a range of state based programs. The project also involved a detailed barriers-analysis to gain a better understanding of what may be preventing greater uptake of industrial energy efficiency projects. This will inform how these opportunities could be unlocked, and which policies may best achieve this.
The Project has resulted in the construction of a comprehensive, national industrial energy use and energy savings dataset, based on real world data, which can be used to inform industry on areas of cost effective investment in energy efficiency as well as facilitating more prudent and informed government decision making. The Commonwealth will continue to update the IEEDA dataset with updated annual data and its integration with the IEEDA Tool.
The most recent phase of the IEEDA project has included geospatial capability to allow for detailed geographical analysis of industrial energy use and energy supply data to support better management of future network demand and network growth.
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"93346","2012","National","Australia","","Energy Efficiency Exchange","Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Information and education, Information and education, Information and education","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","www.eex.gov.au","/policy/energy-efficiency-exchange","Department of Industry, Innovation and Science","The Energy Efficiency Exchange (EEX) website (eex.gov.au) is a joint initiative of Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments.
The EEX website provides medium and large energy using companies with access to a consolidated source of high quality national and international resources on energy efficiency. It has been developed for energy and corporate managers, engineers, financial and site staff across a range of sectors. The website supports the development and implementation of energy management and energy efficiency strategies by companies. It features case studies, energy saving opportunities in key sectors and technologies, information on business support programs, financing options and business case guidance to help companies integrate energy efficiency into all areas of their business.
Information from the lapsed programme - Energy Efficiency Opportunities - was added to the site in 2014.
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"93384","2012","National","Belgium","","Brussels-Capital Region: Energy Audit Obligation","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://www.environnement.brussels/thematiques/batiment/la-gestion-de-mon-batiment/energie/laudit-energetique-des-gros-consommateurs-0","/policy/brussels-capital-region-energy-audit-obligation","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussels Capital Region Ministry of Environment)","An energy audit has to be undertaken for any building (housing not considered) bigger than 3500m² on the occasion of the renewal of its environmental permit.The audit has to be performed by an approved auditor.Cost effective solutions identified during the audit should be implemented within four years after the permit is issued, extended or renewed.
The energy consumptions of the regional tertiary sector currently accounts for 32% of the Brussels’ final energy consumption. That is why the realization of an energy audit followed by the mandatory implementation of the cost-effective measures (payback time < 5 years) is now compulsory for any big consumer building not affected to housing, of more than 3,500 m², at the renewal or extension of its environmental permit. This new regulation concerns 23,4 million m² and should induce between 6 and 19% energy savings for the tertiary sector.
A new decree is under development to include : - industrial building consuming more than 0,1petajoule- commercial treshold till 1000m² and 314kWh/m²- a more flexible implementation of audits obligations
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"92581","2012","State/Provincial","Belgium","","registration tax for vehicles according to emission and euronorm parameters
","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, fees and charges, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","http://belastingen.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?fid=151","/policy/registration-tax-vehicles-according-emission-and-euronorm-parameters","Flemish Tax Agency","Starting in 2012, the registration tax for vehicles in Flanders is no longer calculated according to the physical power of the vehicle, but according to parameters measuring emissions and according tot euronorm. Plug-in electric vehicles are exempted of the tax.
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"92634","2012","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Flemish Climate Fund
","","Multi-sector","","","https://www.lne.be/vlaams-klimaatbeleidsplan","/policy/flemish-climate-fund","Flemish government - Environment, Nature and Energy Department","The majority of the climate measures are financed by the policy areas that are responsible for the measures in question. In addition, the Government of Flanders decided on 27 April 2012 to set up the Flemish Climate Fund to provide a financial framework for its ambitious long term climate policy. This Climate Fund will mostly draw on revenues from the auction of emission allowances under the EU ETS. These revenues can be used to:
- implement internal Flemish climate policy with a view to reaching the Flemish greenhouse gas emission reduction targets;
- implement Flemish policy on the flexibility mechanisms set out in European and international legislation and conventions;
- cover the Flemish contribution(s) as part of the international support for developing countries in their fight against climate change in accordance with the decisions of the UNFCCC;
- remediate loss of competitiveness among Flemish businesses as a result of European and international climate policy (indirect carbon leakage); and
- cover all policy costs relating to preparations, organization or contributions in the framework of climate auctions.
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"92217","2012","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Brussels Climate Fund","Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/brussels-climate-fund","","","","","","","","","","",""
"92577","2012","National","Brazil","","Inovar Auto Incentive Programme","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives","Transport","","","http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/_Ato2011-2014/2012/Lei/L12715.htm","/policy/inovar-auto-incentive-programme","Ministry of Industry, External Commerce and Services","The INOVAR-Auto Incentive Programme was created in October 2012 to support vehicle technology innovation, enhance competition in the automative sector, manufacture more efficient and safer vehicles and trigger investment in the manufacturing supply chain. It set specific targets for minimum investment in research and development, increase in the expenditure in engineering, basic industrial technology and capacity building of suppliers, production of more efficient vehicles and increase in the safety of the vehicles produced.
The Programme set a 30% increase on the Tax of Industrial Products (Imposto sobre Produtos Industrializados - IPI) for all light duty vehicles and light commercial vehicles. To be exempt of the 30% IPI, the automakers needed to meet a series of requirements related to the targets mentioned above.
Under the programme car manufacturers needed to improve their corporate average vehicle efficiency for new light duty vehicles by approximately 12% from 2012 levels by October 2017. Car manufacturers also had to comply with Brazil's Vehicle Labelling Programme (PBEV) and with a minimum share of vehicle sales.
This exemption applied only to vehicles manufactured between 2013 and 2017. Starting from 2017, vehicles that consume less than 15.46% will have the right to a reduction of 1% in the IPI. Vehicles that consume less than 18.84% will have the right to a reduction of 2% in the IPI.
Beneficiaries of the programme included companies that manufacture vehicles in the country, companies that sell vehicles in the country and companies that have an investment project to manufacture vehicles in the country.
Article 40 of law 12.715 of September 17, 2012 established the Inovar Auto Incentive Programme. In accordance with Article 40.1, the programme applied until December 31, 2017, after which all existing qualifications are considered to be cancelled and cease their effect, except for the implementation of commitments.
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"92533","2012","State/Provincial","Canada","","Quebec Climate Change Action Plan (2012 - 2020)","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca/changements/plan_action/pacc2020-en.pdf","/policy/quebec-climate-change-action-plan-2012-2020","Government of Quebec","This action plan is the cornerstone of Québec’s strategic approach to climate change. It presents an array of tools that will contribute to the attainment of Québec’s objectives with respect to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts. The action plan is not the only means at Québec’s disposal to attain its objectives, far from it: other strategies, policies and key directions will bolster its efforts in the coming years, in particular in the areas of transportation, land-use planning and energy.
The 30 priorities pinpointed in the CCAP 2020 and the attendant initiatives mark the first phase of this open-ended plan. They should lead to reductions on the order of 6.1 megatons of the estimated 11.7 megatons required between 2013 and 2020 to achieve entirely within Québec the GHG emission reduction target.
GHG Reduction Target: 20% below 1990 levels by 2020.
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"93341","2012","National","Canada","","Newfoundland and Labrador Isolated Systems Community Program (takeCHARGE)","Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Cooking, Clothes washing, Computer, Space heating, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Plug loads, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","https://takechargenl.ca/residential/rebate-programs/isolated-systems-energy-efficiency-program/","/policy/newfoundland-and-labrador-isolated-systems-community-program-takecharge","Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro","Launched in 2012, the objective of this program is to provide outreach, education and energy efficient products to the home and business owners in the 42 remote diesel-system communities across Newfoundland and Labrador, free of charge. The program's representatives worked in their own communities to promote the program, provide useful information on energy use, and install energy efficient products in homes and businesses including low-flow showerheads and aerators, LED lamps, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), smart power strips, and hot water tank and pipe insulation.
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"93508","2012","National","Canada","","Clean Transportation Initiatives","","Public transport, Transport","","Heavy trucks, Passenger vehicles, Medium trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","","/policy/clean-transportation-initiatives","Transport Canada(theme lead)/Environment Canada","The Clean Transportation Initiatives form part of the federal government's framework for environmental protection and economic prosperity. The strategy seeks to improve the health of Canadians and the environment by reducing the environmental impacts of transportation; securing Canada's future prosperity and competitiveness by making critical transportation infrastructure sustainable, both economically and environmentally; and promoting an efficient transportation system that supports choice and a high quality of life. A range of initiatives has been announced under this strategy. These initiatives include: 1) Air, Rail and Marine Emission Regulations; 2) ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles II initiative: conducts in-depth safety, environmental and performance testing on a range of new and emerging advanced vehicle technologies for passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks; 3) Gateway Carbon Footprint Initiative: aims at generating and organizing data to quantify the carbon performance of Canada's strategic gateways and trade corridors; 4) Truck Reservation Systems Program: looks at ways innovative technology applications and improved operational practices can help increase efficiency and environmental sustainability for port terminal and trucking fleet operators; 5) Shore Power Technology for Ports: provides cost-shared funding for the deployment of marine shore power technology at Canadian ports; this technology allows ships to plug into the local electrical grid to power the vessel instead of using their auxiliary diesel engines when docked.
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"92644","2012","State/Provincial","Canada","","Ontario Building Code
","Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/ontario-building-code","Ontario","The Building Code is phasing in higher energy efficiency requirements for new buildings over time, which plays a significant role in limiting greenhouse gas emissions while allowing businesses and residents the flexibility to move forward in a cost-efficient manner.
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"93297","2012","National","Canada","","Amendment 11 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Computer, Cooking, Clothes washing, Appliances, Refrigeration, Plug loads, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/regulations-codes-standards/6967","/policy/amendment-11-energy-efficiency-regulations","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency","Published on October 12, 2011, Amendment 11 to Canada's Energy efficiency Regulations is the second of three planned amendments to the Energy Efficiency Regulations to deliver energy, greenhouse gas and air pollutant reductions as part of Canada's Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. The amendment will increase the stringency and/or scope of existing minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for seven currently regulated products and introduce new MEPS and associated reporting and compliance requirements for five products.
The stringency of MEPS was tightened for the following products:
Electric motors (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2011): must meet or exceed the efficiencies outlined in either Table 2 (energy efficient) or Table 3 (premium efficiency) of CAN/CSA C390-10;
Residential boilers (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after September 1, 2010): minimum AFUE ranging from 80%-82% for gas boilers and 82%-84% for oil boilers depending on boiler type. Additionally, gas, oil-fired and electric boilers that have their manufacturing process completed on or after September 1, 2012 will be required to meet the prescriptive requirement of an automatic means for adjusting water temperature where applicable;
Dry-type transformers (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2010): single-phase must meet a basic impulse insulation level (ranging from 97.60 to 99.31) depending on the kVA rating (ranging from 15 to 833), and three-phase must meet a basic impulse insulation level (ranging from 96.80 to 99.48) depending on the kVA rating (ranging from 15 to 7500);
Large air conditioners and heat pumps (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2011): must meet minimum required EER and IEER (ranging from 9.3, 9.4 to 11.5,11.7) depending on AHRI type classification and cooling capacity range;
Commercial self-contained refrigeration (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2010): Refrigerators must meet the maximum daily energy consumption ranging from 0.00353V + 2.04 to 0.00445V + 3.51 depending on door type, refrigerator-freezers must have maximum daily consumption which is greater of either (0.00953 AV - 0.71) or 0.70 and freezers must meet minimum daily consumption of 0.01413V + 1.38 for solid doors and 0.02649V + 4.10 for transparent doors;
General service incandescent reflector lamps (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after June 1, 2009): must meet minimum average efficacy of 7 for ER30 or ER40 lamps with rated wattage lower than 50 and ranging from 10.5 to 15 for all other lamps depending on rated wattage.
New MEPS were introduced for the following products:
Standby power (effective April 12 2012): as of 1 May 2011 Tier 1 standards limit standby power consumption to 3 watts for compact audio products and video products, and 4 watts for televisions. These were tightened in January 2012 as Tier 2 standards limiting consumption to 1 watt for all products will came into effect;
External power supplies (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after July 1, 2010. There is a delay in the application of MEPS for replacement EPS until July 1, 2013 and an exemption from the no load performance MEPS for security EPS manufactured prior to July 1, 2017): must meet minimum average efficiency in active mode of 0.5*nameplate output if nameplate output is smaller than 1 watt, 0.09ln (nameplate output) + 0.5 if nameplate output is between 1 and 51 watts and 0.85 if nameplate output is bigger than 51 watts. External power supplies must also have a Maximum power in no-load mode of 0.5 watts;
Digital TV adaptors (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2010): must have at most a Maximum Power Consumption of 8 Watts in active mode and 1 Watt in standby mode;
Electric boilers (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after September 1, 2012): must have automatic means for adjusting water temperature;
Single package vertical air-conditioners and heat pumps (effective April 12 2012, products manufactured on or after January 1, 2011): Single Package Vertical Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps must meet an EER of 8.6 to 9 depending on cooling capacity and Heat pumps must have a heating coefficient of performance of 3 if cooling capacity is less than 39.5kW or 2.9 if cooling capacity is greater than 39.5kW.
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"92383","2012","State/Provincial","Canada","","takeCHARGE Isolated Systems Business Efficiency Program (Newfoundland and Labrador)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://takechargenl.ca/business/isolated-systems-business-efficiency-program-2/","/policy/takecharge-isolated-systems-business-efficiency-program-newfoundland-and-labrador","","Provides support and financial incentives to Newfoundland and Labrador's Hydro's commercial customers in isolated diesel communities, when businesses invest in energy saving buildings upgrades related to heating and cooling, refrigeration, lighting and controls, and more.
$0.1 m allocated (2014 preliminary)
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"93142","2012","National","Canada","","SmartWay Transport Partnership","","Transport","","","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/transportation/commercial-vehicles/smartway/7615","/policy/smartway-transport-partnership-0","Natural Resources Canada","The SmartWay Transport Partnership is a collaboration designed to help businesses reduce fuel costs while transporting goods in the cleanest most efficient way possible. SmartWay works with freight carriers and shippers committed to benchmarking their operations, tracking their fuel consumption and improving their annual performance. The objectives of benchmarking are to:
Compare a business against its peers;
Analyze how others are doing it;
Identify what improvements can be made and determine the cost;
Develop an action plan on how to adopt best practices
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"92632","2012","State/Provincial","Canada","","Newfoundland Labrador Turn Back the Tide","","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.turnbackthetide.ca/","/policy/newfoundland-labrador-turn-back-tide","","Information on how to reduce energy use in the residential, commercial, institutional and transportation sectors.
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"92960","2012","National","Canada","","Canada?s Action Plan to Reduce GHG Emissions from Aviation
","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Public voluntary programmes, Voluntary approaches, Voluntary approaches","Transport","","","https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/policy/aviation-emissions-3005.htm","/policy/canadas-action-plan-reduce-ghg-emissions-aviation","Transport Canada","A comprehensive voluntary approach that includes all segments of the Canadian aviation sector, from airlines and airports to air traffic navigation and aircraft manufacturers.
The Action Plan sets an aspirational goal to improve fuel efficiency from a 2005 baseline by an average annual rate of at least 2% per year until 2020.
The Action Plan forms the basis for the Government of Canada’s response to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Assembly Resolution A37-19, which encouraged Member States to submit national action plans by June 2012 setting out measures each state is taking or will take to address international aviation emissions.
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"93781","2012","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels (EcoEAF)","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","Transport","","","https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/alternative-fuels/fuel-facts/ecoenergy/3577","/policy/ecoenergy-alternative-fuels-ecoeaf","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency","The ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels program was launched in April 2011 with CAD 3M over 5 years to help advance the deployment of natural gas in transportation, by supporting education and outreach efforts as well as much needed codes and standards work. The program activities represent the Federal Government’s contribution to implementing recommendations from the Natural Gas Use in the Canadian Transportation Sector: Deployment Roadmap released in January, 2011.
The key activities are:– Revise three existing codes, to include advances in technology and to better align with those that exist in the United States; – Develop two new binational performance based component standards for the use of liquefied natural gas as a transportation fuel;– Establish three local offices to provide “on-the-ground” resources to end-users considering natural gas as a transportation fuel; and– Develop a training strategy, educational materials, and a web portal to ensure that consistent, fact-based information is available to fleets and other stakeholders.
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"93115","2012","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Drive Electric Program","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Electric motor, Transport (engine), Transport technologies","http://vehiculeselectriques.gouv.qc.ca/english/particuliers/rabais.asp","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-drive-electric-program","Government of Québec","The Drive Electric Program offers a purchase/lease rebate for individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and Québec municipalities that want to acquire an eligible vehicle.
In 2014 the rebate amount ranges from $4,000 to $8,000 for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
Under this program, anyone who has purchased or leased an electric vehicle can also apply for financial assistance for the purchase and installation of a 240 volt charging station at their home.
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"91592","2012","National","Chile","","National Energy Strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.minenergia.cl/documentos/estudios/2014/agenda-de-energia-un-desafio-pais.html","/policy/national-energy-strategy","Ministry of Energy","The National Energy Strategy 2012-2020 sets the target for reducing projected energy consumption by 12% by 2020. This target was later updated and changed to 20% by 2025 by the Chilean Energy Agenda.
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"93471","2012","National","Chile","","Energy Efficient Driving Programme","Information and education","Transport, Transport","","","http://conduccioneficiente.cl/","/policy/energy-efficient-driving-programme","Energy Efficiency Agency (AChEE)","The Chilean Energy Efficiency Agency (AChEE) estimates efficient driving techniques could improve vehicle performance by 5% to 13%. Consequently, since 2012, there is an online platform to encourage the adoption of efficient driving concepts for both private and public drivers. In addition, since 2015, knowledge about energy efficient driving practices and techniques is part of the requirements for new class B driver’s licenses. From 2014 to 2017, more than 1 000 public sector drivers were trained as part of an efficient driving project. This resulted in an estimated 7% fuel saving, equivalent to 250 litres of fuel per driver per year. This experience was replicated for freight transport aiming at reducing fuel consumption up to 15% in about 180 000 of the heavy duty trucks in the country. AChEE provided efficient driving training to more than 660 instructors and supervisors of freight and passenger transport companies across the country and in partnership with confederations, associations and companies in the transport sector.
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"92416","2012","National","China","","Energy saving and new energy automotive industry development plan 2012-2020","Regulatory instruments","Transport","","","http://www.nea.gov.cn/2012-07/10/c_131705726.htm ","/policy/energy-saving-and-new-energy-automotive-industry-development-plan-2012-2020","State Council ","The major objective of the Plan is to speed up the cultivation and development of the automotive industry that produces energy efficient vehicles that run on “new energy”. This will improve energy demand management, promote transformation and upgrade of the industry, foster new economic growth and support preservation of natural environment. Full transition to pure electric vehicles will be achieved by promotion campaigns of such automobiles, popularization of non-plug-in hybrid vehicles and energy-saving internal combustion engine vehicles.
It is estimated that by 2015 total production and sales of pure electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles will reach 500,000 and more than 5 million by 2020. By 2020, cars will consume 5 litres/100km of fossil fuels and new energy cars, power cells and key part produced in China will reach an international level of advancement.
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"93129","2012","National","China","","Notice on vehicle and vesse tax reduction for energy saving and new energy automobiles","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Public transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.nea.gov.cn/2012-03/08/c_131453516.htm ","/policy/notice-vehicle-and-vesse-tax-reduction-energy-saving-and-new-energy-automobiles","Ministry of Finance/ Ministry of Science and Technology/State Administration of Taxation ","On the 1st January 2012 the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People's Republic of China published notice that they will halve vehicle and vessel taxes on the energy saving vehicles and that new energy saving vehicles are exempted from vehicle and vessel tax entirely.
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"93719","2012","National","China","","Subsidies for Efficient Household Appliances","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","","/policy/subsidies-efficient-household-appliances","State Council ","For one year, the State Council will subsidize the purchase of a variety of low-consumption household electrical appliances (including flat-panel TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners), energy saving lightbulbs and LEDs, vehicles with engines smaller than 1.6L, and highly-efficient electrical machinery.
","","","","","RMB26.5 billion (USD 4.2 billion) ","","","",""
"92955","2012","National","Cyprus","","Grand Schemes for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.cie.org.cy/indexEN.html#grand-schemes-and-guides ","/policy/grand-schemes-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-sources","RES FUND ","The Plan aims to provide financial incentives in the form of government subsidy for investment in the production of electricity by utilizing wind, solar, biomass and biogas, which is released from landfill waste.
The plan covers investments for the purchase and installation of new equipment and materials.
All investments must be made by purchase and installation of new equipment and materials and involve mature technologies rather than technologies currently under research and development.
A subsidy will be granted in the form of public aid on the kWh generated which will be channelled to the transmission / distribution grid restrictions mentioned in the Important Notices. The form of of all public aid granted by the Scheme itself is environmental.
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"91978","2012","National","Denmark","","Danish Energy Agreement for 2012-2020","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Utilities, Industry","","Building end-uses","http://www.ens.dk/sites/ens.dk/files/dokumenter/publikationer/downloads/accelerating_green_energy_towards_2020.pdf","/policy/danish-energy-agreement-2012-2020","","The Agreement establishes a framework for the policy on climate and energy up to 2020 and outlines the direction Denmark will take until 2050.
According to the Agreement in 2020 half of the electricity consumption will come from wind power, enabling a share of 35% renewable energy in gross energy consumption in 2020. Moreover, the energy consumption is to decrease by more than 12 % in 2020 compared to 2006.
The initiatives in the Agreement will lead to CO2 emissions in 2020 being 34% lower than they were in 1990. At the same time, the Agreement is to ensure a stable framework for the business community as a whole, and the energy sector in particular.
Renewable energy in power generation
The Agreement secures substantial expansion of wind power, corresponding to the annual consumption of 1½ million households. Thus in 2020, wind power will account for approximately 50% of Danish electricity consumption. The Agreement implies that:
600 MW offshore wind turbines will be built at Kriegers Flak and 400 MW offshore wind turbines will be built at Horns Rev before 2020;
a further 500 MW offshore wind turbines will be installed near the coast before 2020;
new planning tools will encourage development of onshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,800 MW up until 2020;
over a period of four years, a total of DKK 100 million will be committed to funding development and use of new renewable energy technologies for electricity production (solar, waves ,etc.) as well as DKK 25 million for wave power demonstration facilities.
Energy-efficiency measures
With the Agreement’s initiatives, in 2020 Denmark will have reduced its final energy consumption (excluding consumption for transport) by almost 8% compared to 2010. The Agreement contains the following elements:
energy companies must realise specific energy savings exceeding today’s requirements, e.g. by consulting energy experts and by offering subsidies to e.g. households and businesses;
energy companies must increase efforts by 75% from 2013 to 2014, and by 100% from 2015 to 2020 compared to 2010-12;
a comprehensive strategy for energy renovation of all Danish buildings will be developed.
Green heating measures:
converting from coal to biomass at large-scale power plants will be made more attractive by amending the Heating Supply Act;
the smaller open-field plants that are struggling in the wake of high heating prices will be allowed to produce cheap heating based on biomass;
DKK 35 million will be committed to promoting new renewable technologies, e.g. geothermal energy and large heat pumps.
Renewable energy in buildings
The Agreement supports the phasing-out of oil-fired boilers in existing buildings by:
banning installation of oil-fired boilers and natural gas boilers in new buildings from 2013;
banning installation of new oil-fired boilers in existing buildings in areas where district heating or natural gas is available from 2016;
committing DKK 42 million in 2012-15 to fund the conversion from oil-fired boilers and natural gas boilers in existing buildings to renewable energy.
Renewable energy in industry
Industry must also convert to a greener energy system. Therefore the Agreement lays down that:
- a subsidy should be given to help promote investment in energy efficient use of renewable energy in the production processes of enterprises. In the period 2014 to 2020, the subsidy will be increased to DKK 500 million a year from DKK 250 million in 2013:
- funding of DKK 30 million per year from 2013 to 2020 will be introduced to maintain and promote industrial CHP in industries and greenhouses.
Deployment of Smart Grids
Large electricity consumption in combination with wind power requires an intelligent energy system. Therefore the Agreement lays down that:
a comprehensive strategy for establishing smart grids in Denmark is to be drawn up;
an agreement with grid companies on roll-out of remotely readable hourly electricity meters is to be accomplished.
Biogas expansion
the current funding of biogas for CHP is to be increased;
other opportunities for using biogas – in the natural gas grid, in industrial processes or in the transport sector – are to be made financially more attractive by introducing a series of new funding schemes;
capital installation subsidies are to be increased from 20% to 30%;
a task force is to be established. This task force is to support the specific projects and make recommendations for additional initiatives, if, in 2012-13, it is assessed that the expansion process is too slow.
Electricity and biomass in transport
In the long term, the transport sector will face a radical conversion from fossil fuels to electricity and biofuels. The Agreement contains the following elements
preparation of an overall strategy for the promotion of energy-efficient vehicles;
subsidies of a total of DKK 70 million are to be earmarked for recharging stations for electric cars, infrastructure for hydrogen as well as infrastructure for gas in heavy transport;
fuels must contain 10% biofuels in 2020.
Research, development and demonstration
The Agreement lays down that:
efforts to uphold a high level of RD&D in energy technology where there is a commercial and growth potential should be maintained;
DKK 9.5 million is to be committed to the project of making the Island of Samsø fossil-free.
Financing
Complete financing of all the new energy policy initiatives has been secured. The Agreement thus stipulates:
that the increased efforts within the energy savings area made by energy companies are to be financed via the tariffs on energy distribution;
that funding for expanding renewable energy that is supplied to the electricity and gas grids is to be financed via PSO (Public Service Obligation) schemes and thus via the energy bill;
that a security of supply tax on space heating is to be introduced to cover government funding for biogas, industrial CHP, energy savings packages in privately owned rental properties, renewable energy in businesses, as well as the government’s loss of taxes due to lower consumption of fossil fuels;
that a share of the security of supply tax is to be offset against lower energy taxes on electricity and fuel for industry with a view to maintaining Denmark’s competitiveness;
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"93285","2012","National","Denmark","","Regulation on Net-metering for the Producers of Electricity for Own Needs","Regulatory instruments","Generation, Utilities","","","https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=158132","/policy/regulation-net-metering-producers-electricity-own-needs","","Regulation on Net-metering for the Producers of Electricity for Own Needs exempts completely or partially electricity self-producers from paying tariffs, duties and VAT for the amount of electricity they export to the grid.
Electricity self-producers from generating electricity from all technologies except geothermal energy installations are eligible to benefit from the exemption. All installations must be connected to the grid, installed in the place of electricity consumption and owned by the consumer.
In order to benefit from net metering regulation installation must be registered with Energinet.dk.
Net metering is calculated on an hourly basis.
Two levels of benefits from net metering are outlined:
1) Full exemption from Public Service Obligation (PSO) for:
PV < 50kW,
Wind < 25kW, and
Other types of instillations < 11kW
2) Installations grater than above thresholds are exempted from obligation to pay renewable energy subsidy (which is a part of the PSO)
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"92142","2012","National","Germany","","Energy checks for private households","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","www.verbraucherzentrale-energieberatung.de/web/energiechecks.html","/policy/energy-checks-private-households","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","The programme ""Stromsparchecks"" is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and implemented by a consumer association. It offers advice for private households about potentials for energy savings by providing three kinds of energy checks: a basic check, a building check and a heating check. Thanks to the funding by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy the costs for the private households are very low (10-30 €).
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"92204","2012","National","Germany","","SME Initiative for the energy transition (?Mittelstandsinitiative Energiewende?)","Information and education","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","www.mittelstand-energiewende.de/","/policy/sme-initiative-energy-transition-mittelstandsinitiative-energiewende","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, ZDH (The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts), DIHK (The Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry)","The initiative supports German SMEs in the implementation of the energy transition. It provides companies with information about financial support for energy saving measures. The programme offers help by providing information and qualifications and brings companies together with experts.
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"92346","2012","National","Germany","","R&D programme for battery electric mobility ""Show Cases Electric Mobility""","Demonstration, Research, development and deployment","Transport","","","www.bmvi.de","/policy/rd-programme-battery-electric-mobility-show-cases-electric-mobility","The Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development","The Federal Government decided in 2011 to establish a limited number of ""show cases"" for electric mobility as an R&D-Programm for the application of electric mobility. Since 2012 four regions have been chosen as show cases: Bavaria/Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony, Berlin/Brandenburg.
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"92410","2012","National","Germany","","Energy consulting in SMEs (?Energieberatung Mittelstand?)","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education, Economic instruments, Loan / debt finance, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Other","http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/energieberatung_mittelstand/index.html","/policy/energy-consulting-smes-energieberatung-mittelstand","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control","The programme aims at detecting potential for energy savings in SMEs. It covers non-reimbursable allowances for initial energy consulting (up to 60 % of the costs for the consulting) and detailed energy consulting (up to 80 % for the costs for the consulting) as well as loans for investments in energy efficiency measures.
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"92863","2012","National","Germany","","Energy Provisioning
","Loan / debt finance, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Utilities","","","","/policy/energy-provisioning","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)","Low interest loans are avilable for flexible power plants (gas), transmission and smart grids, local energy storage devices.
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"92819","2012","National","Germany","","Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance (EnVKV): delegated EU-regulations on product specific labels of energy-related products","Information and education","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","","/policy/energy-consumption-labelling-ordinance-envkv-delegated-eu-regulations-product-specific-labels","","Implementation in German law of the revised EU Directive on energy consumption labelling (2010/30/EU) finished in 2012 through the Energy Consumption Labelling Act and Ordinance (EnVKG and EnVKV). Delegated EU-regulations on the introduction of new label categories for the following products: electric lamps and luminaires, vacuum cleaners, space heaters, water heaters, domestic ovens and range hoods.
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"91874","2012","National","Germany","","Financial support for investments in cross sectional technology","Grants/subsidy, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Information and education","Industry","","Compressors, Pumps, Motors, Industrial processes, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","www.bafa.de/bafa/de/energie/querschnittstechnologien/index.html","/policy/financial-support-investments-cross-sectional-technology","Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","The programme financially supports investments by SMEs in cross sectional technology (motors, pumps, air conditioning systems, compressed air devices, heat recovery and waste heat utilisation) that contributes to an increase in energy efficiency within the company. Companies can recieve allowances of up to 30% of the investment. The investment scheme is administered by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA).
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"91676","2012","National","Germany","","Electricity Saving Initiative
","Information and education","Multi-sector, Residential, Buildings","","","www.die-stromsparinitiative.de ","/policy/electricity-saving-initiative","Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety ","The aim of the measure is to provide information and energy saving consulting for private households. The Electricity Saving Initiative is linked with activtities of other competent institutions.
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"91832","2012","National","Germany","","CHP Agreements with Industry (Vereinbarung zwischen der Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der deutschen Wirtschaft zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz)","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Voluntary approaches, Voluntary approaches","Industry, Utilities","","","www.bmwi.de","/policy/chp-agreements-industry-vereinbarung-zwischen-der-regierung-der-bundesrepublik-deutschland","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","On 1 August 2012, the German government and German industrial sector and energy industry initialled an agreement concerning the improvement of energy efficiency in the industrial sector, the objective being to raise energy efficiency by 1.3% per year.
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"93353","2012","National","Greece","","Building the Future","White certificates, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Voluntary approaches","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.cres.gr/kape/index_eng.htm","/policy/building-future","Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving","The programme aims at reducing the total building energy consumption and increasing the level of environmental protection, by using a number of financial instruments and market mechanisms such as: Energy Performance Contracts, Industrial and Commercial Voluntary Agreements, Energy Service Companies and White Certificates. The interventions include: - the improvement of thermal insulation of building shell - the replacement of window/door glazing and frame of low energy performance- the replacement of low energy performance heating oil boilers with new high energy performance ones or natural gas systems or systems using Renewable Energy Resources- the installation of solar water heaters - the improvement of exterior heat insulation in the walls and roofs - the replacement of window frames - the installation of shading system - the installation of cool materials in lofts, walls and green roofs - the installation of advanced air conditioning using geothermal heat pumps - the installation of renewable sources of energy - the installation of intelligent networks, giving residents the opportunity to control energy costs.
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"93110","2012","National","Greece","","ESCO Agreement for energy efficiency measures in public buildings","White certificates, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Voluntary approaches","Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.cres.gr/kape/index_eng.htm","/policy/esco-agreement-energy-efficiency-measures-public-buildings","Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving","The agreement, between the Greek government and the Center for Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Saving (CRES), is expected to be continue for 33 months. The project aims at upgrading public buildings and contributing to the national target of 20% energy efficiency improvement by 2020 (20.5Mtoe final consumption), and the development of Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) market and the use of Energy Performance Contracts.
","","","","","EUR 749 999","","","",""
"92445","2012","National","Greece","","""Saving Energy by the organizations of local authorities"" (""EXOIKONOMO II"")","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/saving-energy-organizations-local-authorities-exoikonomo-ii","","The programme is addressed to all Greek municipalities except of those financed by EXOIKONOMO I.Potential interventions/activities for implementation are classified into the following areas:Area 1: Interventions in existing municipal buildings and in urban (municipal) infrastructures (similar to areas 1 and 4 of EXOIKONOMO I)Area 2: Studies, energy inspections, activities of dissemination and information etc. (similar to area 5 of EXOIKONOMO I).The programme is implemented through the Operational Programme “Environment and Sustainable Development”. The total budget of the Programme is 75 million €. The number of submitted proposals is 139 with total budget 51,1 million €. The evaluation procedure is in progress and 52 proposals with total budget 20,7 million € have been already approved.
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"92221","2012","National","Hungary","","Training programme for installers (Build Up Skills)","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.buildupskills.eu/national-project/hungary","/policy/training-programme-installers-build-skills","","Part of the EU training programme active in Hungary “Build Up Skills” is to provide education and trainings for the workforce employed in the building sector on matters of energy efficiency and renewable energy installations. The scheme supports Hungary in achieving EU 2020 renewable energy and energy efficiency targets.
The programme is organised along the thematic pillars:
Building industry utilizing technologies related to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources employing the building workforce;
Education schemes for the building industry workforce including continuing vocational training.
To reach the largest range of target groups, the scope of the analysis and roadmap covers the following segments of education and training:
Continuing vocational training for workers including on-the-job trainings;
Initial education as part of the formal school system.
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"93428","2012","National","India","","Domestic Lighting Replacement Programme (UJALA)","Economic instruments, Information and education","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","https://eeslindia.org/writereaddata/Ujala%20Case%20study.pdf","/policy/domestic-lighting-replacement-programme-ujala","Energy Efficiency Services Limited","Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a publicly owned energy services company with the mission of delivering energy efficiency across India. It was established in 2010 and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power as part of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency of Power. It is a joint venture of four major government-owned companies: Power Grid, NTPC, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited and the Power Finance Corporation Limited.
The EESL’s Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA, meaning Light in Hindi), is the world’s largest domestic lighting replacement programme. By 2019, UJALA aims to replace 770 million old wasteful lamps with modern, efficient and longer lasting LED lamps, without the need for any government subsidies.
By November 2017, more than 270 million LED bulbs had been delivered across the country. UJALA’s LED bulbs cost about 50 INR and UJALA allows the consumers to buy them for an initial payment of 10 INR, and the balance is paid through the consumer’s electricity bills in equal monthly instalments of 10 INR.
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"94000","2012","National","India","","Super Efficient Equipment Programme","Economic instruments, Direct investment","Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Appliances","https://beeindia.gov.in/content/seep-0","/policy/super-efficient-equipment-programme","Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Ministry of Power","SEEP is a program designed to bring accelerated market transformation for super efficient appliances by providing financial support at critical point/s of intervention. Under this program, ceiling fan have been identified as the first appliance to be prioritised as they have high sales volumes - with annual sales ranging approximately between 30-35 million.
SEEP aims to help ceiling fans leapfrog to an efficiency level which will be about 50% more efficient than market average. The program provides a time bound incentive to fan manufacturers to manufacture super efficient (SE) fans and sell them at a discounted price to compete in a highly price sensitive fans market. The goal is to support the introduction and deployment of super efficient 35W ceiling fans, compared to the 70W that an average ceiling fan sold in the Indian market consumes.
(Source: BEE)
","INR","2012","","","1 bn","","","",""
"93750","2012","National","India","","Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012 - 2017): Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://12thplan.gov.in/","/policy/twelfth-five-year-plan-2012-2017-faster-more-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth","Planning Commission Government of India","The Five Year Plans (FYPs) provide the overall direction and basic framework for country’s policies, programmes and schemes in India. These Five Year Plans are implemented through Annual Plans (APs).
The Twelfth Five-Year Plan is centralized and integrated national economic program. The broad vision and aspirations which the Twelfth Plan seeks to fulfil are reflected in the subtitle: ‘Faster, Sustainable, and More Inclusive Growth’. The plan recognises a need for adopting a low carbon strategy for inclusive growth in order to improve the sustainability of its growth process, while carbon mitigation will be an important co-benefit. It has been highlighted that any such strategy of India must ensure that the focus is not just on low carbon development, but on increasing productivity that effectively lowers the use of fossil fuels. In this regard the Plan aims to:
Reduce emission intensity of GDP in line with the target of 20 per cent to 25 per cent reduction over 2005 levels by 2020;
Add 30,000 MW of renewable energy capacity during 2012-2017.
Moreover, an Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth was appointed by the Planning Commission. It has submitted its interim report, which outlines the low carbon strategy for major carbon emitting sectors, namely, Power, Transport, Industry, Buildings and Forestry. The Expert Group has identified twelve focus areas for the Twelfth Plan:
1) Advanced Coal Technologies
2) National Wind Energy Mission
3) National Solar Mission
4) Technology Improvement in Iron and Steel Industry
5) Technology Improvement in Cement Industry
6) Energy Efficiency Programmes in the Industry
7) Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Programme
8) Improving the Efficiency of Freight Transport
9) Better Urban Public and Non-motorized Transport
10) Lighting, Labelling and Super-efficient Equipment
11) Programme
12) Faster Adoption of Green Building Codes
13) Improving the Stock of Forest and Tree Cover
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"94009","2012","National","Indonesia","","National Energy Efficiency Award (PEEN)","Information and education, Voluntary approaches","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses, Industry end-uses","","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-award-peen","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","National Energy Efficiency Award (PEEN) is an initiative of the Government of Indonesia to promote energy efficiency in building and industry sectors. PEEN aims to:
Recognize and appreciate the institutions that have successfully implemented energy conservation measures
Improve participation and awareness of stakeholders in building and industry sectors in implementing energy efficiency and energy conservation measures as part of an energy management systems and encouraging innovation
Introduce industry models and building models as best practices for energy management systems.
Provide incentive to the central and local governments that have implemented energy efficiency.
PEEN consists of categories as follows:
Energy Efficient Buildings
New Buildings
Green Buildings
Small and Medium
Large
Retrofitted Buildings
Tropical Buildings
Special Innovation
Energy Management in Industry and Building
Small and Medium enterprises
Large Industries
Small and medium buildings
Large buildings
Special innovation in industry
Special Innovation in building
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"92948","2012","National","Indonesia","","Energy Management Regulation (Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, No. 14/2012)","Auditing, Codes and standards, Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Industry, Utilities, Multi-sector","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ins128515.pdf","/policy/energy-management-regulation-minister-energy-and-mineral-resources-no-142012","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","The Energy Management Regulation (No. 14/2012) implements the Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 70/2009 on Energy Conservation. It establishes provisions for energy preservation and management by improving efficiency in energy use and control over its consumption, in order to achieve effective and rational use of energy resources.
Energy consumers consuming more than 6000 toe per year are obliged to implement energy management:
Appoint an Energy Manager, responsible for developing and implementing an energy conservation plan, as well as monitoring and evaluation.
Develop short, medium, and long-term energy conservation programs, including utilisation of energy efficient technology and energy conservation measures.
Conduct regular energy audits (at least once every three years).
Implement the recommendation of energy audit
Submit reports to the government each year on the status of energy conservation programs, energy audit implementations, etc.
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"92226","2012","City/Municipal","Indonesia","","Jakarta Regulation No. 38/2012 on Green Buildings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.iea.org/media/workshops/2014/buildingwebinars/webinar2/3_buildingsinindonesia.pdf","/policy/jakarta-regulation-no-382012-green-buildings","","The Governor Regulation of DKI Jakarta No. 38/2012 on Green Buildings regulates the planning, construction, utilization, maintenance, and deconstruction of buildings in Jakarta. It focuses on energy efficiency, water efficiency, indoor air quality, waste and soil treatment, and construction activities.
The Regulations apply to specific building sizes and types:
Apartment buildings, office buildings, trade buildings, and buildings which have more than one function within one building, with floor space larger than 50,000 m2;
Buildings for business, hotel, social and cultural functions, and health care buildings with floor size greater than 20,000 m2;
Buildings for social and cultural functions, educational service buildings, with floor size greater than 10,000 m2.
New buildings must consider:
Energy efficiency: efficiency of the building veil systems, ventilation systems, air systems, lighting systems, building transportation systems, and electrical systems.
Water efficiency: planning of water-saving sanitary equipment and planning of the use of water.
Indoor air quality.
Land and waste management: requirements regarding spatial landscape planning on the inside and outside of the building and planning of rainwater reservoir systems, supporting facilities, and solid and liquid waste management.
Implementation of construction activities: safety, work health and environment, water conservation when conducting the construction activities, and the management of hazardous and toxic waste in construction activities.
Existing buildings (buildings under construction and/or already in use) must consider:
Conservation and energy efficiency;
Conservation and water efficiency;
Indoor air quality and thermal comfort; and
Operational management / maintenance.
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"93481","2012","National","Indonesia","","Clean Technology Fund","Grants/subsidy, Strategic planning, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","","http://www.adb.org/news/indonesias-energy-sector-gets-400m-global-climate-funds","/policy/clean-technology-fund","","The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) aims to accelerate Indonesian initiatives to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy, and to help reach the objective of increasing electricity access from 65 percent of the population to 90% percent by 2020. The $400 million plan, endorsed by the Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), will help transform Indonesia's use of renewable energy and ultimately support the government to meet its long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% in 2020.
The plan will use co-financing from the multilateral CTF to expand large-scale geothermal power plants and to accelerate initiatives to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy by creating risk-sharing facilities and addressing financing barriers to small- and medium-scale investments. Under the Indonesia plan, the CTF is slated to mobilize an additional $2.7 billion from a range of other sources.
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"93028","2012","National","Ireland","","Irish Energy Efficiency Obligation","Regulatory instruments, Utility obligations, Economic instruments, Market-based instruments, Obligation schemes, White certificates","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/irish-energy-efficiency-obligation","Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland","In 2012, the Irish government introduced energy efficiency obligations which have an energy savings target per year between 2014-2020 of 550 GWh of primary energy per year. These obligations cover all sectors and fuels, energy suppliers that sell more than 600 GWh per year and importers of road transport fuel.
Eligible energy efficiency measures include a pre-approved list of measures with deemed energy saving values for residential (including energy poor) sector. In the non-residential a wide range of energy efficiency measures are eligible, assessed on a case-by-case basis with savings determined on a metered or scaled basis.
Savings are based on deemed savings, metered savings and engineering and scaled savings. Regulator audits a statistically significant sample of credits, between 5% and 10% of all works submitted by obligated parties. The works audited must approximate 20% of the obligated party’s savings and must include a representative sample of project types, sizes, sub-sectors and locations, as well as considering any risk factors.
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"92072","2012","State/Provincial","Italy","","Regional guidelines for energy planning and promotion of energy efficiency and renewables of Val d'Aosta","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.consiglio.regione.vda.it/banche_dati/leggi_regolamenti/dettaglio_i.asp?tipo=L&numero_legge=26%2F12&versione=V ","/policy/regional-guidelines-energy-planning-and-promotion-energy-efficiency-and-renewables-val-daosta","Val dAosta Regional Council","Conforming with the EU and Italian laws in force, the guidelines give instruction to the procedures for the regional contribution to the energy savings National target, for the rational use of the energy and the development of the renewables.
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"93264","2012","National","Italy","","Kyoto Fund","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://portalecdp.cassaddpp.it/cdp/Areagenerale/FondoKyoto/index.htm","/policy/kyoto-fund","Ministry of the Environment and Protection of the Territory (MATT), Ministry for Economic Development and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)","The Kyoto Rotation Fund is active since the 2012, 15th of March. SMEs, PAs or individuals can benefit from a 0,5% interest rate financial tool to realize their energy efficiency projects (including building sector), distributed generation (tri-generation in particular), or small renewable energy production plants. The initial size of the fund is equal to 600M€. Law 134 of 7 August 2012 ""measures for the development of young emplyment in the green economy"" modified the measures to be incentivized through the Kyoto Fund.
","","","","","200M¤ per year for the period 2012-2014
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"91493","2012","State/Provincial","Italy","","Regional rules concerning energy of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia","","Multi-sector","","","http://lexview-int.regione.fvg.it/FontiNormative/xml/IndiceLex.aspx?anno=2012&legge=19&fx=lex","/policy/regional-rules-concerning-energy-friuli-venezia-giulia","Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Regional Council","Conforming with the EU and Italian laws in force, the rules give instruction to the regional energy system planning at sectoral level.
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"93456","2012","National","Italy","","Renewable Energy for Heating & Cooling and small interventions increasing energy efficiency Support Scheme (Conto Termico)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Water heating, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://www.gse.it/it/Conto%20Termico/GSE_Documenti/_DM_28_DICEMBRE_2012_CONTO_TERMICO.PDF","/policy/renewable-energy-heating-cooling-and-small-interventions-increasing-energy-efficiency-support","Gestore Servizi Energtici","On 28th of December 2012 Ministerial Decree on ""Renewable Energy for Heating and Cooling Support Scheme"" (Conto Termico) was implemented, entering into force on 2nd of January 2013.
Conto Termico provides financial incentives on capital costs on the eligible investment payable on yearly basis for a variable period of 2 to 5 years depending on type of improvement implemented, technology type implemented and its scale. Conto Termico is open for: public administration entities and non-industrial private parties (households, businesses and entities with agricultural income).
Two categories of projects are eligible to benefit from the scheme:
A) energy efficiency improvements in an existing buildings and
B) small-scale projects concerning systems producing thermal energy from renewable and high-efficiency system
Technologies eligible:
A.1) isolations of opaque surfaces, replacement of transparent closures, installation of system shielding and shading and replacement of generators with appliances condensation
B.1) heat pumps, biomass boilers, heaters and fireplaces, solar thermal systems, including those based on the solar cooling technology Public administration entities are eligible to benefit from incentives for both types of projects.
Conto Termico is open for private entities only for small-scale projects concerning systems for producing thermal energy from renewables and high-efficiency systems (2nd category). EUR 200 million is allocated for disbursements over one year for projects carried out by public bodies and EUR 700 million for private beneficiaries. Once this cap will be reached, program will be closed for new applications. If not reached, cap will be modified after 2 years since entering of the scheme into force. Conto Termico provides financial incentives on capital costs up to 40% for projects of categorie A.1.
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"91466","2012","National","Japan","","Low Carbon City Act (Eco-City Act)","Tax relief, Strategic planning, Other regulatory instruments, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Low energy, New buildings, Existing buildings, Energy class, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.mlit.go.jp/toshi/city_plan/eco-city-3.html","/policy/low-carbon-city-act-eco-city-act","Ministry of Land, Infrastructre, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)","The Low Carbon City Act aims to encourage cross-sectoral emission reductions in communities through low-carbon urban development.
The Act requires local government to develop Low-Carbon Development Plans plans and facilitate actions to integrate various urban functions, to promote the use of public transportation, to enhance efficiency of energy use, to preserve urban green areas, and to promote urban greening.
The Act offers tax breaks for certified energy efficient buildings (exceeding an energy efficiency standard, with other low-carbon measures, water saving measures, use of sustainable building materials, and “heat-island” prevention measures).
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"93255","2012","National","Jordan","","Bylaw on Regulating Procedures and Means of Conserving Energy and Improving Its Efficiency","Experimental development, Regulatory instruments, Research, development and deployment","Multi-sector","","","http://www.memr.gov.jo/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=7xnTASsmwyY%3d&tabid=254","/policy/bylaw-regulating-procedures-and-means-conserving-energy-and-improving-its-efficiency","Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources","The bylaw aims to set the general policy of energy conservation and improvement of its efficiency, submit it to the cabinet for endorsement and enact the plans and programs necessary for its implementation. It also encourages investment in the field of conserving energy and improving efficiency of its use. It will help in monitoring energy audit procedures and the implementation of systems and activities related to conservation of energy and improving efficiency of its use, and in taking the necessary measures for the implementation of the emergency plan to reduce energy consumption. The bylaw encourages spreading the national awareness in the field of conservation of energy and improvement of its efficiency and helps in establishing a database related to conservation of energy and improvement of its efficiency.
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"93836","2012","National","Kazakhstan","","Kazakhstan Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Law","Strategic planning, Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","https://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=31112351#pos=1;-253","/policy/kazakhstan-energy-conservation-and-energy-efficiency-law","Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan","Features:
- all energy consuming equipment must have an energy efficiency class label. Selling and using electric incandescent lamps of 25 watts and above has been prohibited, as is the procurement of such lamps by state agencies and entities, and the quasi-public sector.
- all energy users whose annual energy consumption is above 1.5 million tonnes of coal equivalent (Mtce) annually are mandated to have energy management systems, shall undergo regular energy audits and must formulate and implement energy saving plans based on the results.
- The State Energy Registry was established for industrial enterprises consuming more than 1 500 tonnes of coal equivalent (tce) per year, and energy audits at least every five years are mandatory.
- All subjects of the Energy Registry with annual energy consumption of at least 100 000 tce can voluntarily sign an agreement with the state authority and local municipality to reduce energy consumption by 15% within five years. The Law on Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency introduced energy service contracts.
- All new buildings must have metering devices and automated heat supply stations under this law.
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"93181","2012","National","Korea, Republic of","","Green & Smart Transportation Partnership
","Voluntary approaches","Transport","","","http://www.energy.or.kr/renew_eng/main/main.aspx","/policy/green-smart-transportation-partnership","Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Korea Energy Agency (KEA)","Recently, the Korean government has put a high priority on energy efficiency and greenhouse-gas emissions reduction for freight transportation. Keeping up with the government’s efforts, KEMCO has been implementing Green & Smart Transportation Partnership through voluntary agreements with participants such as freight shippers, carriers and logistics companies. This partnership is to promote exchange of information and technologies between participants, to identify energy-saving measures, and to support the implementation of those measures in the freight transportation sector. Since 2010, 24 companies from various industries have signed the MOUs with KEMCO to participate in the Green & Smart Transportation Partnership. Over the last three years, participating companies assessed their current freight operations; calculated fuel consumption and GHG emissions; and identified technologies and strategies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions based on MRV methodology developed by KEA.
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"91931","2012","National","Lithuania","","The Strategy for the National Climate Change Management Policy ","","","","","http://www.am.lt/VI/index.php#a/12869 ","/policy/strategy-national-climate-change-management-policy","Ministry of Environment","","","","","","","","","",""
"92737","2012","National","Lithuania","","National Energy Independence Strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=429490&p_tr2=2 ","/policy/national-energy-independence-strategy","Ministry of Energy","The main goal of the Strategy is to ensure Lithuania’s energy independence before the year 2020 by strengthening Lithuanian’s energy security and competitiveness.
The following main programmes and plans are prepared, setting the particular measures for the implementation of energy sector targets: District Heating Development Guidelines, the Energy Efficiency Action Plan, and the National Renewable Energy Resources Development Strategy adopted on 21 June 2010 by the Government Resolution No 789 of the Republic of Lithuania.
Improvement of energy efficiency through increase of cogeneration is among the targets set in the National Energy Independence Strategy.
Besides the main objectives set until 2020, in the currently valid Energy independence strategy the energy sector development guidelines for 2030 and 2050 are set. However, there is no quantitative targets for RES, EE but the guidelines for 2030 are the following:
in 2020–2030 in the country energy efficiency will increase by 1.3 % per year;
RES share will continue to increase in the final energy balance;
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"91812","2012","National","Luxembourg","","Energy efficiency in residential buildings ","Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Energy class, New buildings, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2012/0096/a096,pdfpage=2 ","/policy/energy-efficiency-residential-buildings","Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade","Regulation of 5 May 2012 modifying:
the modified regulation of 30 November 2007 concerning the energy performance of residential buildings, and
the regulation of 31 August 2010 concerning the energy performance of non-residential buildings
The requirements for residential buildings were implemented by the regulation of 30 November 2007 concerning the energy performance of residential buildings and came into force in 2008. The regulation implements a methodology to calculate the energy performance of residential buildings, minimum requirements for new buildings and extensions and renovated elements of existing buildings and, the most visible aspect of the regulation, the energy performance certificate (EPC).
Since the 1st of September 2008, each time a building permit (new buildings, extension and renovation of existing building) is required, the documents providing the calculation of the requested energy performance standards and the energy performance certificate must be attached to the application. The obligation to provide those documents arises from the legal requirement to submit a request for a building permit. The building license is required for new buildings and, depending on municipal rules, for modifications and extensions to buildings.
All existing residential buildings need to be certified when they are sold or rented. The owner must present a valid EPC to the buyer, when the selling or renting contract is established.
The energy efficiency of the building is calculated by a qualified expert who also issues the EPC. The buildings can be labelled A through G. A very important aspect of the certificate is that, besides the labelling of the building, the document lists for existing buildings, cost-effective measures for improving the energy performance.
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"93725","2012","National","Malta","","National Energy Policy
","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/national-energy-policy-0","","The National energy policy for Malta was launched in December 2012 after the publication of a first draft in 2009 and the finalisation of a strategic environmental impact assessment in September 2012. It lists decisions and actions that have already been implemented as well as measures aimed at ensuring the sustainability of Malta's energy sector.
Proposed measures on renewable energy include:
1) a feed-in tariff system for the installation of PV panels by the private sector which are not supported through other funding, providing between 16 and 18 cents per kWh;
2) a new call for tender to install PV panels on an additional 40,000 square meters of public building rooftops;
3) a new scheme giving the option of a communal PV solution for small investors and for households who do not have access to a rooftop;
4) the extension of incentives for the purchase of solar water heaters and the installation of double glazing apertures and other measures of insulation and efficient use of energy.
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"94023","2012","National","Mexico","","Programme for Energy Efficiency and Savings in Enterprises (Programa de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética Empresarial – Ecocrédito Empresarial)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Loan / debt finance","","","Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Motors, Distribution transformers, Other","http://www.fide.org.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=774&Itemid=315","/policy/programme-energy-efficiency-and-savings-enterprises-programa-de-ahorro-y-eficiencia","Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía - SENER)","In 2012, the Mexican Government implemented a Programme for Energy Efficiency and Savings in Enterprises with the support of SENER, the Ministry of Economy, the Electric Power Savings Trust Fund (FIDE), the Mexican National Development Bank (NAFIN) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). The programme finances the replacement of inefficient equipment in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) such as hotels, restaurants, hospitals, offices and convenience stores. The appliances and equipment eligible for replacement must be endorsed by the energy label from FIDE, and include air conditioners, commercial refrigerators, lighting, electric motors and others.
Up to March 2018, the programme supported 25 915 SMEs in replacing 39 412 appliances with electricity savings of 140.41 GWh and 17.57 MW of demand annually. Just in 2017, the amount invested by the programme was MXN 103.85 million with MXN 1 025.7 million private sector investment leveraged.
The main technologies installed under the programme are:
• Refrigerators and freezers
• Air conditioners
• Energy efficient lighting systems
• Electrical substations
• Solar water heaters
• Load banks
• Refrigerated Cold Chambers
• Electric motors
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"92243","2012","National","New Zealand","","Heavy Vehicle Fuel Efficiency","Public voluntary programmes, Voluntary approaches","Transport","","Heavy trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.eecabusiness.govt.nz/heavy-vehicles","/policy/heavy-vehicle-fuel-efficiency","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","The ‘original’ Heavy Vehicle Fuel Efficiency (HVFE) programme was launched in September 2012 and was aimed at large fleets (those that use more than 1 million litres of fuel per annum). The heavy vehicle sector consumes about 20% of all transport energy – about 1 billion litres of diesel every year – and there was the potential for fleet operators to save up to 15% of their fuel use by making changes involving fuel efficient and safe driving. The aim of the programme was to improve the fuel efficiency of heavy vehicle fleets through expert advice and funding assistance. Under the programme EECA provided training for independent and in-company fuel advisors and trainers, provided grants for fleet audits, information about how to save fuel, and training on fuel efficient and safe driving.
The programme came into being largely because, whilst the road transport industry understands that ‘saving fuel is good’, many transport operators did not monitor fuel usage on a regular basis, instead seeing fuel-use as an unavoidable cost of doing business. Regular monitoring of fuel use is the key to achieving sustainable reductions in fuel use and greenhouse gases. An expansion to the programme for small to medium-sized heavy vehicle fleets - one of the Carbon projects launched by the Government in April 2014 - was designed to help small-to-medium sized fleet operators improve their fuel efficiency in a way that was both cost effective and could be delivered to many fleets in a short time frame (see separate entry).
A comprehensive review of the wider heavy fleet programme in early 2016 found strong evidence that the wider HVFE programme has led to sustained improvement in fuel efficiency in some fleets, lower maintenance costs and improvements in safety (fewer over-speeds), however the diffusion of these improvements throughout the heavy transport industry remains a challenge. The programme is now on hold pending a review.
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"91778","2012","National","Norway","","Investment aid for energy efficiency and renewable energy in industry","Economic instruments, Direct investment","","","Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Motors, Boilers, Distribution transformers, Compressors","www.enova.no","/policy/investment-aid-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-industry","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid to energy efficiency measures, conversion to the use of renewable energy sources and energy recovery in the industry. Enova also offers investment aid to full-scale demonstration projects involving new energy and climate technology under live operating conditions. Enova has a distinct responsibility for an initiative directed towards new energy and climate technology in the industry.
","","","","","Funded by the Climate, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund ","","","",""
"92118","2012","National","Norway","","Aid for Passive House feasibility studies","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.enova.no","/policy/aid-passive-house-feasibility-studies","Enova SF","Enova offers aid to projects in the pre-engineering phase of passive house project.
","","","","","Funded by the Climate, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund","","","",""
"91488","2012","National","Norway","","Investment aid for new Passive Houses and Low Energy Buildings","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.enova.no","/policy/investment-aid-new-passive-houses-and-low-energy-buildings","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid anyone who wants to build or rehabilitate buildings to a higher standard than what is required by the Technical regulation for buildings, and it is currently aimed at low-energy buildings and passive houses.
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"92724","2012","National","Norway","","Investment aid for Energy- and Climate Technology in industry ","Economic instruments, Direct investment","","","Industry end-uses, Industrial equipment, Motors, Boilers, Distribution transformers, Compressors","www.enova.no","/policy/investment-aid-energy-and-climate-technology-industry","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid to full-scale demonstration projects involving new energy and climate technology under real-life operating conditions. Enova has a distinct responsibility for an initiative directed towards new energy and climate technologies in industry. The efforts shall contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and support the development of energy diversification in the long run, through the development and market introduction of new technologies and new solutions that can contribute to this.
","","","","","Funded by the Climate, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund ","","","",""
"93775","2012","National","Norway","","ENERGIX Programme","Basic research, Experimental development, Deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment","Multi-sector","","","http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-energix/Programme_description/1253980140102 ","/policy/energix-programme","Research Council of Norway","The ENERGIX-programme provides funding for research on renewable energy, efficient use of energy, energy systems and energy policy. The programme is a key instrument in the implementation of Norway’s national RD&D strategy, Energi21, as well as for achieving other energy policy objectives.
","","","","","398 MNOK (2016)","","","",""
"93548","2012","National","Norway","","Energy management in industry
","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","","/policy/energy-management-industry","Enova SF","Investment aid to implement energy managment system, either a simplified energy managment system (SMEs) or an energy managment system according to the requirements in ISO 50001.
","","","","","Funded by the Climate, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund
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"93098","2012","National","Norway","","Investment aid for existing buildings","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.enova.no ","/policy/investment-aid-existing-buildings","Enova","Investment aid to implement energy efficiency measures in existing commercial and public buildings, including building cooperations.
","","","","","Funded by the Climate, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund","","","",""
"92498","2012","National","Norway","","Investment aid and conditional loans to innovative energy and climate technology though Enova SF","Direct investment, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.enova.no","/policy/investment-aid-and-conditional-loans-innovative-energy-and-climate-technology-though-enova-sf","Enova SF","Enova offers investment aid to the market introduction of innovative energy technologies in buildings.
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"92017","2012","National","Poland","","Second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (2011) ","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-directive/national-energy-efficiency-action-plans","/policy/second-national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2011","Ministry of Energy","Second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan includes calculations of the compliance of the intermediate target for 2010 and the projected energy savings for 2016. Also consist set of obstacles and a set of modified a new measures for 2011-2016.
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"91977","2012","National","Portugal","","Call 04-FEE-SGCIE-2012
","Grants/subsidy, Auditing, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/Resultados/Paginas/resultadosaviso04.aspx","/policy/call-04-fee-sgcie-2012","Ministry of Economy and Employment","The Call 04 - 2012 SGCIE supports measures that promote energy efficiency in industry. Aims financing projects in installations which have a Rationalization Agreement for Energy Consumption (ARCE) under SGCIE - Management System of Intensive Energy Consumption, namely support for carrying out energy audits, and installation of systems for management and monitoring of energy consumption.
","","","","","EUR 1.0 million
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"93387","2012","National","Portugal","","Call 02-FEE-SGCIE-Incentive: Promotion of Energy Efficiency","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Industry","","","http://www.pnaee.pt/avisos-fee/aviso-02","/policy/call-02-fee-sgcie-incentive-promotion-energy-efficiency","Ministry of Economy , Executive Committee of the NEEAP","Following the approval of the Activities Plan of the Energy Efficiency Fund for 2012, a call was opened for the development of projects and initiatives that promote energy efficiency in industry. Call 02-FEE-SGCIE-Incentivo à Promoção da Eficiencia Energética-2012, aims to finance projects in installations which have a Rationalization Agreement for Energy Consumption (ARCE) under SGCIE - Management System of Intensive Energy Consumption, namely support for carrying out energy audits, and installation of systems for management and monitoring of energy consumption.
","EUR","","213961","","1.5 million Euros","Partially spent","","",""
"91841","2012","National","Portugal","","Qualification System of Energy Services Companies (SQESE)","","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.dgeg.pt","/policy/qualification-system-energy-services-companies-sqese","Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy)","The SQESE aims the qualification of Energy Services Companies (ESE) to participate at pre-contract procedures relating to energy efficiency contracts with services and public administration bodies. Establishes minimum requirements for technical and financial capacity, foressen in two diferent levels, models to fill in for the qualification of interested companies, etc.
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"91979","2012","National","Portugal","","Call 01-FEE-Multifamiliar Eficiente-2012","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/avisos","/policy/call-01-fee-multifamiliar-eficiente-2012","Ministry of Economy and Employment","Following the approval of the Activities Plan of the Energy Efficiency Fund for 2012, a call was opened for the development of projects and initiatives that promote energy efficiency in residential areas. Call 01-FEE-Multifamiliar Eficiente-2012, aims to support solutions to optimize energy efficiency of existing multifamily residential buildings. The focus will be on installation of solar collectors and thermal efficient windows, and energy certification of the buildings in which these measures are included. This call is open to Energy Services Companies (ESE), which will interface with buildings owners and condominiums.
","","","","","Allocation of EUR 2.5 million","","","",""
"93302","2012","National","Portugal","","Call 03-FEE-Efficient Building -2012 ","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://www.pnaee.pt/avisos-fee/aviso-03","/policy/call-03-fee-efficient-building-2012","Ministry of Economy , Executive Committee of the NEEAP","Following the approval of the Activities Plan of the Energy Efficiency Fund for 2012, a call was opened for the development of projects and initiatives that promote energy efficiency in residential areas. Call 03 - Building Efficient 2012 supports the installation of solar thermal collectors and efficient windows. The potential beneficiaries of this Call are the owners of buildings or fractions, whose applications for support can be submitted to the FEE through the following promoters: Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), qualified under SQESE and suppliers of energy solutions
","EUR","","1432049","2012 to 2014","EUR 2.0 million ","Partially spent","","",""
"91495","2012","National","Portugal","","Call 05-FEE-EC-State
","Grants/subsidy, Auditing, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt/Resultados/Paginas/resultadosaviso05.aspx ","/policy/call-05-fee-ec-state","Ministry of Economy and Employment","This Call supports energy audits in the ""State"", covered by program ECO.AP.
The potential beneficiaries of this Call are central government entities, including departments and agencies of the direct and indirect administration of the State, public companies, universities, public companies, public foundations, public and private associations with a majority public capital.
","","","","","EUR 250.000 ¤
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"93210","2012","National","Russian Federation","","Presidential Decree on Measures to Ensure the Citizens of the Russian Federation Affordable and Comfortable Accommodation and Quality of Housing and Communal Services","Other regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Market-based instruments, Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","","/policy/presidential-decree-measures-ensure-citizens-russian-federation-affordable-and-comfortable","President of the Russian Federation","In order to improve the living conditions of citizens of the Russian Federation and improve energy efficiency, this decree lays out an action plan in several phases. Each phase is aimed at improving citizens’ quality of life, but there are also Energy Efficiency stipulations:
From 2012 until 2017, there is to be a 30 percent increase in the total capital investment devoted to the heating system, water supply, sewerage and sewage treatment.
Until November 2012, action will be taken to improve utility service provision, which includes encouraging market competition at regional and local levels.
By December 2012, an action plan will be created for the prevention and supression of monopolies in the housing and ocnstruciton sectors in order to attract private investment to meet the modernizationa nd efficiency goals of public utilities.
Also, by December 2012, an exhaustive list of Federal-level administrative procedures for the housing sector will be prepared along with a proposal to establish a uniform procedure to cooperate with the government on housing projects.
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"92348","2012","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 577 ? Amendment to Energy Audits and Energy Passports","Information and education, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-577-amendment-energy-audits-and-energy-passports","Ministry of Energy","The original law (Decree No. 261-FZ) requested that the federal government undergo an audit of buildings to determine the most appropriate labelling scheme for Russia. The results were published in this Resolution and the energy requirements were established.
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"91815","2012","National","Seychelles","","Energy Act
","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-act","Seychelles Energy Commission","The Energy Act establishes the Seychelles Energy Commission and Seychelles Energy Board. It makes provisions for electricity related activities, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, Clean Development Mechanism, tariffs and charges, consumer protection rights, issuance of licenses and permits.The renewable energy related provisions of the act state: 1- The use of RE will be promoted in all sectors. 2- The Energy Commission may develop specialized power purchase agreements depending on the nature of RE resource and on the capacity of proposed project. 3- The Commission will carry out and facilitate the provision of RE related information to encourage the use of renewable energy.
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"93258","2012","National","Slovakia","","Act on Energy and amendments to certain acts (No. 251/2012)
","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector, Utilities","","","http://www.urso.gov.sk/sites/default/files/kz_251_2012_01-12-2014.pdf","/policy/act-energy-and-amendments-certain-acts-no-2512012","Ministry of Economy","Act revokes the old Act 656/2004 on Energy[1] and transposes third energy package from the EU legislation.
The new Act, governing the issue of the energy market outlines:
The conditions for doing business in the energy sector, market access, rights and obligations of participants in the energy market;
Measures focused on security of power and gas supply and the functioning of the internal power and gas market;
Rights and obligations of persons whose rights and obligations may be affected by market participants in the energy sector;
State administration in energy sector;
State supervision and inspection of the business activities in the energy sector.
The Act includes a new mode of options how to separate production and supply activities from the operation of the distribution or transmission system network so called unbundling.
Defines small scale electricity generating facility which uses for electricity production only renewable energy sources (up to 10 kW installed capacity)
For the purposes of this Act, the general economic interest in the energy sector shall mean ensuring among other:
preferential access to the system for the supply of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and electricity generated from domestic coal,
utilization of renewable energy sources, combined heat and power, and domestic coal for the generation of electricity
environmental protection;
The new Act strengthens the rights of customer with emphasis on the protection of vulnerable customers, ensures all households customers of electricity and gas as well as SMEs to use versatile service that is right for electricity supply at a certain quality, reasonable, transparent, comparable and non-discriminatory prices. The Act also increases the transparency of the relationship between participants on the electricity and gas market.
[1] In this database available: Renewables >> Slovakia >> Act on Energy and amendments
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"93720","2012","National","Spain","","Efficient Vehicle Incentives Programme (PIVE)","Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Medium trucks, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/02/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-2117.pdf","/policy/efficient-vehicle-incentives-programme-pive","Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) (IDAE)","The Efficient Vehicle Incentives Programme (PIVE) aims to support the continued modernisation of the nation's motor vehicle stock. The Plan aims to promote substitution of a total of 886,000 vehicles, over 10 years old in the case of passenger cars (category M1), and more than seven years in the case of light commercial vehicles (N1), and to modernise the fleet by encouraging the purchase of new energy-efficient vehicles.
","","","","","PIVE-1: EUR 75 Million
PIVE-2: EUR 150 Million
PIVE-3: EUR 70 Million
PIVE-4: EUR 70 Million
PIVE-5: EUR 175 Million
PIVE-6: EUR 175 Million
PIVE-7: EUR 33 Million
PIVE-8: EUR 225 Million ","","","",""
"93791","2012","National","Spain","","Fiscal Measures for Energy Sustainability","Taxes, fees and charges, Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/12/28/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-15649.pdf","/policy/fiscal-measures-energy-sustainability","MINETUR, MINECO","","","","","","","","","",""
"91948","2012","National","Sweden","","Research Programs
","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/16531/a/201962; https://www.energimyndigheten.se/en/Innovations-R--D/","/policy/research-programs","Swedish Energy Agency","The Swedish Energy Agency is a major funding agency for research and co-ordinates most research on energy systems, including climate change aspects. The Swedish Energy Agency annually funds research with SEK 1.3 bn (EUR 140 million) within six focal areas: energy systems, buildings, energy-intensive industry, the power system, transportation, and fuel-based energy systems. Energy-related research is also funded by other agencies. The Riksdag decided in 2012 to extend and progressively strengthen funding for energy research (Govt. Bill 2012/13:21), which focuses to a great extent on reducing carbon dioxide emissions. It set a level of some SEK 1.3 billion for the years 2013–15 and around SEK 1.4bn from 2016 onwards. The overarching aim is that the work undertaken should contribute to realizing existing energy and climate objectives, long-term energy and climate policy, and energy-related environmental policy goals. Energy research is a central and integral part of energy policy, offering synergies with other policy instruments in that area.
A link exists between innovation initiatives and economic instruments, in that the latter can facilitate market introduction of the new technology, as with the green vehicle rebate, for example
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"91947","2012","National","Turkey","","Database Survey","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/database-survey","","By-law on Improving Energy Efficiency for the Utilization of Energy Resources and Energy by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Official Gazette: 27 October 2011, no 28097), public institutions and organizations; industrial enterprises and building owners and/or managers which are required to employ energy managers report their energy consumption data to the General Directorate every year till the end of March.
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"91738","2012","National","Turkey","","Improving Energy Efficiency in All Sectors","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.yegm.gov.tr/duyurular/EV/EV-Strateji_Belgesi/Energy_Efficiency_Strategy_Paper_2012.pdf","/policy/improving-energy-efficiency-all-sectors","General Directorate of Renewable Energy (GDRE), Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR)","This measure is based on the Energy Efficiency Strategy Paper with a goal to decrease energy intensity by at least 20% by the year 2023. Its strategic purposes (SP) are:
1: To reduce energy intensity and energy losses in industry and services sectors
2: To decrease energy demand and carbon emissions of the buildings; to promote sustainable environment friendly buildings using renewable energy sources
3: To provide market transformation of energy efficient products
4: To increase efficiency in production, transmission and distribution of electricity, to decrease energy losses and harmful environment emissions
5: To reduce unit fossil fuel consumption of motorized vehicles, to increase share of public transportation in highway, sea road and railroad and to prevent unnecessary fuel consumption in urban transportation
6: To use energy effectively and efficiently in public sector
7: To strengthen institutional capacities and collaborations, to increase use of state of the art technology and awareness activities
8: To develop financial mechanisms except public financial institutions
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"93856","2012","National","Azerbaijan","","Urban and Construction Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan","Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://e-qanun.az/code/22","/policy/urban-and-construction-code-republic-azerbaijan","State Committee on Architecture and City Building, Ministry of Emergency Situations","Article 57 of the Urban and Construction Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 2012, underlines that construction premises should compile with energy saving and energy efficiency requirements.
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"93863","2012","National","Moldova, Republic of","","National Development Strategy - Moldova 2020","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/345635/","/policy/national-development-strategy-moldova-2020","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova","Among the eight priority objectives for long-term development of Moldova, as defined in the National Development Strategy ‘Moldova 2020', one objective comprises: “... decrease in energy consumption through increased energy efficiency and use of RES”.
The strategic vision of this document refers to ‘... creation, by 2020, of a competitive and efficient energy sector that will provide consumers with quality energy resources in an affordable and reliable way, and will meet the challenges of rising energy prices, energy resources’ import dependence and sector’s impact on climate change'.
As stated in the Strategy, the achievement of these strategic objectives is based on two pillars: ensuring national energy security and improving energy efficiency.
Energy efficiency improvement is expected to be attained by:
• energy intensity reduction in residential, industry, transport and agriculture sectors;
• modernisation of the energy system;
• implementation of energy-efficient technologies;
• development of local energy resources, including RES;
• public awareness-raising regarding the need for energy savings (including public utilities, building materials, housing, household appliances, etc.).
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"93869","2012","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Energy Audits","Regulatory instruments, Auditing","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://lex.justice.md/ru/345666/; http://aee.md/eficienta-energetica/articole2/instrumente-pentru-eficien-a-energetic/auditarea-energetica/107-lista-auditorilor-energetici-autoriza-i-persoane-juridice","/policy/energy-audits-2","Ministry of Regional Development and Construction, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund, Moldova, Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova","The official introduction of energy audit in Moldova stands from 2012.
In 2003 a normative document CP G.04.02-2003 “Regulation on energy audits of existing buildings and the heating and domestic hot water”, was approved, providing the basis for conducting energy audit of existing buildings: requirements, the content, the energy audit documentation and the way for approval .
The activity was intensified since Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF) had launched more calls for proposals for the public sector (i.e. rehabilitation of public buildings and public lighting systems) and the private sector - APP 4.
When central and local public authorities apply for funding by EEF, from state or local public authorities budgets, the project has to be accompanied by an energy audit that has to be deployed by energy auditors authorized by EEA.
The Energy Efficiency Law authorizes Energy Efficiency Agency (EEA) to ensure the evidence of energy auditors and energy audits as well as the training of auditors by approving training programmes via electronic registers.
Regulation on energy audit, GD 884/27.11.2012 sets thorough requirements with regard to minimum criteria, providing list of energy efficiency indicators.
After the government’s restructuring, the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure took over the functions of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction
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"93871","2012","National","Moldova, Republic of","","Voluntary Energy Efficiency in Electricity and Gas Utilities","Voluntary approaches, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector)","Utilities, Transmission and distribution","","Industry end-uses","http://lex.justice.md/ru/365659/; http://lex.justice.md/ru/365664/","/policy/voluntary-energy-efficiency-electricity-and-gas-utilities","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE), Moldova","- Elaboration and implementation of the network codes
- Development and implementation of the electricity / gas network monitoring system at the national level
- Development of a programme for the development of the electricity/gas transmission system
- Development of the subsidiaries’ own energy efficiency programmes
- Improvement of metering and billing in the gas area with the implementation of up-to-date technologies
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"92685","2011","National","","","National Energy Efficient Appliance Standards","Endorsement label, Product standards, Performance labels, Information and education, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Space cooling, Building systems, Building end-uses","","/policy/national-energy-efficient-appliance-standards","Emirates Authority for Standardization & Metrology, Abu Dhabi Quality Control Council","The federal government has issued minimum efficiency standards for air-conditioning units, effectively eliminating the lowest-performing 20% of the units on the market. For others, a labeling system with a grade 1-5 ranking is linked with financial incentives and improves consumer information to drive the market for more efficient units. Additional appliances are slated to come under minimum efficiency standards.
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"93386","2011","State/Provincial","","","Dubai Energy Efficiency Target","Information and education, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector, Buildings","","","http://www.dubaisce.gov.ae/default.aspx","/policy/dubai-energy-efficiency-target","Dubai Supreme Council of Energy","The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has set a target of reducing energy demand by 30% by 2030. Actions to achieve the target include green building codes, public transport investment, behavioral controls (e.g., room temperature), cost-competitive and slab energy pricing, and public awareness, among others.
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"91716","2011","State/Provincial","","","Water Efficiency in Agriculture","Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://www.adfsc.ae","/policy/water-efficiency-agriculture","Abu Dhabi Farmers' Services Centre, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Ministry of Environment and Water","As of 2011, the Abu Dhabi government has phased out subsidies for certain livestock feed crops that consume 60% of water used for agriculture and up to 33% of total water consumption. Pilot programs are running to confirm climatically appropriate alternatives, and a training and subsidy program for crop transition and efficient irrigation is being put into place. Certain emirates have outright banned the planting of some crops, such as Rhodes grass, in order to reduce agricultural consumption of water.
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"93636","2011","State/Provincial","","","Landscaping Standards","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://upc.gov.ae/?lang=en-US","/policy/landscaping-standards","Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council","The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council has set mandatory landscaping standards for public and government-funded grounds, including use of drought-resistant plants and soft vs hard cover proportions.
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"91508","2011","National","Antigua and Barbuda","","Waiver of Import Duty on RE and EE equipment","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.antigua.gov.ag/article_details.php?id=1605&category=40 ","/policy/waiver-import-duty-re-and-ee-equipment","Customs and Excise Division","In 2011, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda approved the waiver of duties and taxes on the import of renewable energy and energy efficient components. Solar powered items such as panels, panel racks, water heaters, pumps, hot water storage tanks, cells, panel mounts, batteries and photovoltaic modules form part of this list. Charge controllers, surge protectors, lighting protectors, inverters and rectifiers, as well as most wind and hydro turbine accessories are also covered by the decision.
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"94047","2011","National","Australia","","Building Code of Australia (Non-residential Buildings) 2011","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Energy performance, Prescriptive","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Air leakage, Fenestration, Floor insulation, Wall insulation, Roof insulation, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Ventilation, Lighting, Building vintage, New buildings","http://www.abcb.gov.au/ncc-online/NCC/2011?vol=e69602e5-9d52-498a-b8a0-fb4b4169f4e3#e69602e5-9d52-498a-b8a0-fb4b4169f4e3","/policy/building-code-australia-non-residential-buildings-2011","National Construction Code","
Applicable Building Type(s)
New non-residential
Governance
Development Authority: Commonwealth Government - Australian Building Codes Board
Implementation Authority: State Government - Minister for Planning. Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Verification Authority: Local Government and the private sector
Enforcement Authority: Local Government
Prescriptive Compliance path
Floor area is the total for all storeys where the storey area is all floors measured over the enclosing walls, incl. mezzanines and areas occupied by internal walls, cupboards or built in fixtures and fittings
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
R-Values (m2.K/W)
Floor
Suspended floor
Walls
Climate zone 1
0
1
3.3
Climate zone 2
0
1
3.3
Climate zone 3
0
0
3.3
Climate zone 4
0
0
2.8
Climate zone 5
0
1
2.8
Climate zone 6
0
1
2.8
Climate zone 7
1
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 8
2
2.5
3.8
Windows
The aggregate air-conditioning energy value attributable to the glazing must be calculated using the method and criteria specified in tables J2.4a &b
Skylights
Total area < 5% of floor area, unless required by health and safety compliance requirements. SHGC and U factors are specified by ratio of shaft index to percentage of floor space. Listed in Table J1.4
Air Leakage
1.5 ACH
Space Heating System
Annual energy consumption for air conditioning must be calculated with the prescribed method and criteria (Tables 2a-2g)
Water Heating System
Hot water supply consumption rates must be calculated using criteria specific to building type (Table 2i, Spec JV)
Lighting
Maximum illumination power density is prescribed by space type (Table J6.2a) with adjustments for control devices (Table J6.2b)
Renewable Energy
Heating must obtained from an on-site renewable energy source, or reclaimed energy, or a source that has a greenhouse gas intensity ","","","","2018","","","","","2015"
"94048","2011","National","Australia","","National Construction Code (NCC) Commercial Buildings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Energy performance, Outcome, Prescriptive","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Air leakage, Fenestration, Floor insulation, Wall insulation, Roof insulation, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Ventilation, Humidification, Water heating, Lighting, Interior lighting, Building vintage, New buildings","","/policy/national-construction-code-ncc-commercial-buildings","Australian Building Codes Board","
Applicable Building Type(s)
New non-residential, New residential
Policy Requirement Level
Mandatory
Governance
Development Authority: Australian Building Codes Board
Implementation Authority: State and Territory Governments (and local governments)
Verification Authority: Registered Building Certifiers (private and public)
Enforcement Authority: State and Territory Governments (and local governments)
Prescriptive Compliance path
NCC Volume One (Section J) – Commercial Buildings
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
J1.2 Thermal construction — general
(a) Where required, insulation must comply with AS/NZS 4859.1 and be installed so that it—
(i) abuts or overlaps adjoining insulation other than at supporting members such as studs, noggings, joists, furring channels and the like where the insulation must be against the member; and
(ii) forms a continuous barrier with ceilings, walls, bulkheads, floors or the like that inherently contribute to the thermal barrier; and
(iii) does not affect the safe or effective operation of a service or fitting.
(b) Where required, reflective insulation must be installed with—
(i) the necessary airspace to achieve the required R-Value between a reflective side of the reflective insulation and a building lining or cladding; and
(ii) the reflective insulation closely fitted against any penetration, door or window opening; and
(iii) the reflective insulation adequately supported by framing members; and
(iv) each adjoining sheet of roll membrane being—
(A) overlapped not less than 50 mm; or
(B) taped together.
(c) Where required, bulk insulation must be installed so that—
(i) it maintains its position and thickness, other than where it is compressed between cladding and supporting members, water pipes, electrical cabling or the like; and
(ii) in a ceiling, where there is no bulk insulation or reflective insulation in the wall beneath, it overlaps the wall by not less than 50 mm.
(d) Roof, ceiling, wall and floor materials, and associated surfaces are deemed to have the thermal properties listed in Specification J1.2.
Windows
J2.4 Glazing
(b) The aggregate air-conditioning energy value attributable to the glazing must not exceed the allowance obtained by multiplying the facade area that is exposed to the conditioned space for the orientation by the energy index in Table J2.4a.
Application
Energy Index Option
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Glazing in Class 3 building
A
0.067
0.132
0.091
0.086
0.092
0.090
0.059
0.027
B
0.060
0.124
0.078
0.063
0.071
0.061
0.037
N/A
Glazing in Class 9c building
A
0.080
0.158
0.109
0.103
0.110
0.108
0.071
0.032
B
0.072
0.149
0.094
0.076
0.085
0.073
0.044
N/A
Display glazing in a shop or showroom
A
0.180
0.217
0.221
0.227
0.257
0.220
0.170
0.046
B
0.173
0.209
0.208
0.204
0.236
0.191
0.148
N/A
Glazing in Other
A
0.130
.0181
0.172
0.142
0.175
0.116
0.083
0.023
B
0.123
0.173
0.159
0.113
0.145
0.082
0.058
N/A
Note: Option A applies to all glazing other than where compliance B is required by Table J1.5a
Doors
Doors must be sealed.
Skylights
Skylights are considered as part of the glazing requirements shown in the windows section.
Air Leakage
J3.4 Windows and doors
(a) A seal to restrict air infiltration must be fitted to each edge of a door, openable window or the like forming part of—
(i) the envelope of a conditioned space; or
(ii) the external fabric of a habitable room or public area in climate zones 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.
(b) The requirements of (a) do not apply to—
(i) a window complying with AS 2047; or
(ii) a fire door or smoke door; or
(iii) a roller shutter door, roller shutter grille or other security door or device installed only for out-of-hours security.
(c) A seal required by (a)—
(i) for the bottom edge of an external swing door, must be a draft protection device; and
(ii) for the other edges of an external door or the edges of an openable window or other such opening, may be a foam or rubber compression strip, fibrous seal or the like.
(d) An entrance to a building, if leading to a conditioned space must have an airlock, self-closing door, revolving door or the like
Water Heating System
B2.4 Water heater in a heated water supply system
In a new Class 1 or Class 10 building—
(a) a water heater in a heated water supply system must be—
(i) a solar heater complying with (b); or
(ii) a heat pump heater complying with (b); or
(iii) a gas water heater complying with (c); or
(iv) an electric resistance water heater only in the circumstances described in (d); or
(v) a wood fired thermosiphon water heater or direct fired water heater each complying with AS/NZS 3500.4; and
Lighting
Maximum illumination power density (W/m2) Spaces
5 Service area and cleaner's room; Plant Room; Sole-occupancy unit of a Class 3 building
6 Carpark (general); Dormitory of a Class 3 building used for sleepinq only; Toilet, locker room, staff room, rest room
7 Office (artificially lit to an ambient level of less than 200 lx); Health-care (patient ward); Sole-occupancy unit of a Class 9c building
8 Kitchen and food preparation area; Corridors; Class 2 building (common rooms, spaces and corridors); School (general purpose learning areas and tutorial rooms); Museum and gallery (circulation, cleaning and service lightinq); Storage (with shelves no higher than 75% of the height of the aisle lighting)
9 Control room; switch room; Dormitory of a Class 3 building used for sleepinq and study; Office (artificially lit to an ambient level of 200 lx or more)
10 Health-care (children's ward and examination room); Auditorium, board room, church, conference room, lounge, public hall, and wholesale storage and display; Storage with shelves higher than 75% of the height of the aisle lighting; Library (reading room and general areas)
12 Courtroom; Laboratory; Library (stack and shelving area)
13 Health-care (all patient care areas)
15 Entry lobby from outside the building
18 Restaurant, cafe, bar, hotel lounge
22 Retail space
25 Carpark (entry zone)
Performance Compliance path
NCC Volume One (Section J) – Commercial Buildings
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
JV3 Verification using a reference building
(a) For a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, compliance with JP1 is verified when it is determined that the annual energy consumption of the proposed building with its services is not more than the annual energy consumption of a reference building
(g) The design must include—
(ii) compliance with—
(A) J1.2 for general thermal construction; and
(B) J1.3(c) for compensation for a loss of ceiling insulation; and
(C) J1.6(a)(ii), J1.6(c) and J1.6(d) for floor edge insulation; and
(D) BS 7190 for testing a water heater; and
(E) AS/NZS 3823.1.2 at test condition T1 for testing package air-conditioning equipment; and
(F) AHRI 550/590 for testing a refrigeration chiller; and
(G) Part J8 for facilities for energy monitoring.
Windows
JP1
A building, including its services, must have, to the degree necessary, features that facilitate the efficient use of energy appropriate to—
(a) the function and use of the building and services; and
(b) the internal environment; and
(c) the geographic location of the building; and
(d) the effects of nearby permanent features such as topography, structures and buildings; and
(e) solar radiation being—
(i) utilised for heating; and
(ii) controlled to minimise energy for cooling; and
(f) the sealing of the building envelope against air leakage; and
(g) the utilisation of air movement to assist heating and cooling; and
(h) the energy source of the services.
Space Heating System
JV3 Verification using a reference building
(a) For a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, compliance with JP1 is verified when it is determined that the annual energy consumption of the proposed building with its services is not more than the annual energy consumption of a reference building
JP3
Heating such as for a conditioned space must, to the degree necessary, obtain energy from—
(a) a source that has a greenhouse gas intensity that does not exceed 100 g CO2-e/MJ of
thermal energy load; or
(b) an on-site renewable energy source; or
(c) another process as reclaimed energy.
Space Cooling System
JV3 Verification using a reference building
(a) For a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, compliance with JP1 is verified when it is determined that the annual energy consumption of the proposed building with its services is not more than the annual energy consumption of a reference building
(g) The design must include—
(ii) compliance with—
(E) AS/NZS 3823.1.2 at test condition T1 for testing package air-conditioning equipment; and
(F) AHRI 550/590 for testing a refrigeration chiller; and
Water Heating System
JV3 Verification using a reference building
(a) For a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, compliance with JP1 is verified when it is determined that the annual energy consumption of the proposed building with its services is not more than the annual energy consumption of a reference building
(g) The design must include—
(ii) compliance with—
(D) BS 7190 for testing a water heater;
Compliance Softwares:
JV3 Verification using a reference building
(c) The annual energy consumption calculation method must comply with the ABCB Protocol for Building Energy Analysis Software.
End-uses considered:
Lighting interior, Space cooling, Space heating, Ventilation, Water heating
Resources
Notes
Climate zones
","","","","2018","","","","","2015"
"93629","2011","National","Australia","","Remote Indigenous Energy Program","Infrastructure investments, Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Information and education, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.indigenous.gov.au/healthy-homes/policy-programs/","/policy/remote-indigenous-energy-program","Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet","The Remote Indigenous Energy Programme will assist smaller remote Indigenous communities to access reliable power through the installation of renewable energy systems. The program will also provide education to community members to help make sure that people don’t waste power and will also provide training to some community members on how to look after the renewable energy systems. The program is now closed, as part of the repeal of the Clean Energy Future plan.
","","","","","AUD 40 million","","","",""
"94049","2011","National","Australia","","National Construction Code (NCC) Residential Buildings","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Energy performance, Outcome, Prescriptive","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Air leakage, Fenestration, Floor insulation, Wall insulation, Roof insulation, Building systems, Space heating, Ventilation, Water heating, Lighting, Building vintage, New buildings","","/policy/national-construction-code-ncc-residential-buildings","Australian Building Codes Board","
Applicable Building Type(s)
New residential
Policy Requirement Level
Mandatory
Governance
Development Authority: Australian Building Codes Board
Implementation Authority: State and Territory Governments (and local governments)
Verification Authority: Registered Building Certifiers (private and public)
Enforcement Authority: State and Territory Governments (and local governments)
Prescriptive Compliance path
NCC Volume Two (Section 3.12) – Housing also NCC Volume Three (Part B2.4 Hot Water Services)
Explanatory information:
There are two options for complying with the energy efficiency Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions
3.12.1 to 3.12.4:
Option 1 Energy Rating — 3.12.0(a)(i) to achieve the required energy rating and comply with
(B) to (F) for energy-saving features such as the testing and installation of insulation, thermal breaks, compensation for downlights, floor edge insulation and detailed provisions for building sealing.
Option 2 Elemental Provisions — 3.12.0(a)(ii) to satisfy all the detailed provisions including meeting the Total R-Values of roofs, walls and floors, the glazing allowances and the air movement requirements. These detailed provisions also include the testing and installation of insulation, thermal breaks, compensation for downlights, floor edge insulation and detailed provisions for building sealing.
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
Table 3.12.1.1a ROOF AND CEILING—MINIMUM TOTAL R-VALUE
Climate zone
1
2
3
4 and 5
6 and 7
8
Altitude less than 300 m
Altitude 300 m or more
Direction of heat flow
Downwards
Downwards and upwards
Upwards
Minimum Total R-Value for a roof with an upper surface solar absorptance value of not more than 0.4
3.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.6
6.3
Minimum Total R-Value for a roof with an upper surface solar absorptance value of more than 0.4 but not more than 0.6
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.6
5.1
6.3
Minimum Total R-Value for a roof or ceiling with a roof upper surface solar absorptance value of more than 0.6
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
6.3
Note: Altitude means the height above the Australian Height Datum at the location where the building is to be constructed.
Windows
The ABCB has produced a glazing calculator which is used to determine glazing compliance, refer link below
http://abcb.gov.au/work-program/energy-efficiency/glazing-calculator.aspx
The Deemed to satisfy also provides the following
WORST CASE WHOLE GLAZING ELEMENT PERFORMANCE VALUES
Glass description
Aluminium framing
Timber or uPVC framing
Total System U-Value
Total System SHGC
Total System U-Value
Total System SHGC
Single clear
7.9
0.81
5.6
0.77
Tinted single
7.9
0.65
5.6
0.61
Clear double (3/6/3)
6.2
0.72
3.8
0.68
Doors
Doors must be sealed.
Skylights
Skylights are considered as part of the glazing requirements shown in the windows section.
Space Heating System
3.12.5.4 Electric resistance space heating
An electric resistance space heating system that serves more than one room must have—
(a) separate isolating switches for each room; and
(b) a separate temperature controller and time switch for each group of rooms with common heating needs; and
(c) power loads of not more than 110 W/m2 for living areas, and 150 W/m2 for bathrooms.
Water Heating System
B2.4 Water heater in a heated water supply system
In a new Class 1 or Class 10 building—
(a) a water heater in a heated water supply system must be—
(i) a solar heater complying with (b); or
(ii) a heat pump heater complying with (b); or
(iii) a gas water heater complying with (c); or
(iv) an electric resistance water heater only in the circumstances described in (d); or
(v) a wood fired thermosiphon water heater or direct fired water heater each complying with AS/NZS 3500.4;
Lighting
(a) The lamp power density or illumination power density of artificial lighting, excluding heaters that emit light, must not exceed the allowance of—
(i) 5 W/m2 in a Class 1 building; and
(ii) 4 W/m2 on a verandah, balcony or the like attached to a Class 1 building; and
(iii) 3 W/m2 in a Class 10a building associated with a Class 1 building.
(b) The illumination power density allowance in (a) may be increased by dividing it by the illumination power density adjustment factor for a control device in Table 3.12.5.3 as applicable.
(c) When designing the lamp power density or illumination power density, the power of the proposed installation must be used rather than nominal allowances for exposed batten holders or luminaires.
Performance Compliance path
NCC Volume Two (Part 2.6) – Housing
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
V2.6.2.2 Verification using a reference building
(a) Compliance with P2.6.1 is verified when a proposed building, compared with a reference building, has—
(i) in climate zones 1 and 2, a cooling load equal to or less than that of the reference building; or
(ii) in climate zones 7 and 8, a heating load equal to or less than that of the reference building; or
(iii) in climate zones 3, 4, 5 and6, a heating load and a cooling load equal to or less than that of the reference building.
Compliance Softwares:
Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) was initiated to provide a standardised approach to rating the thermal performance of dwellings throughout Australia. NatHERS accredited software estimates the annual heating and cooling energy load on a dwelling required to keep it at a comfortable temperature for its occupants. It does this by modelling the effects of heat flow through the building fabric, taking into account factors such as the building’s location, orientation, glazing, construction details and the impact of air movement on internal comfort conditions. The software attributes a star rating between zero and 10 to the dwelling based on the estimated total annual energy load and the climate zone where the house is located.
NatHERS accredited software may be used to comply with certain building regulations including the thermal performance requirements for residential buildings in the National Construction Code (NCC). Software currently accredited under the scheme includes BERSpro, FirstRate 5 and Accurate.
End-uses considered:
Lighting interior, Space cooling, Space heating, Ventilation, Water heating
Resources
Notes
Climate zones
","","","","2018","","","","","2015"
"92301","2011","National","Australia","","Low Income Energy Efficiency Program","Funds to sub-national governments, Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.industry.gov.au/Energy/EnergyEfficiency/GrantsFunding/LowIncomeEnergyEfficiency/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/low-income-energy-efficiency-program","Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Research & Tertiary Education","The Low Income Energy Efficiency Program is a competitive merit-based grant program established by the Commonwealth Government to provide grants to consortia of government, business and community organisations to trial approaches to improve the energy efficiency of low income households and enable them to better manage their energy use.
","","","","","AUD 55.3million","","","",""
"94055","2011","National","Australia","","Energy Efficiency Information Grants","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","","/policy/energy-efficiency-information-grants-0","","
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing non-residential
Governance
Development Authority: Ministry for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Implementation Authority: Ministry for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Incentive Details
Instrument Type: Grant
Funding Mechanism: Central budget funding from Carbon Pricing (cap and trade emissions mechanism)
Total Policy Cost:
Total cost: AUD40 million
Number of Awards: 28 in 2011
Recipient Types: SMEs and community organisations
Compliance path
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
","","","","2018","","","","",""
"93372","2011","National","Australia","","Commercial Building Disclosure Program","Other regulatory instruments, Auditing, Information provision, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Lighting, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","www.cbd.gov.au","/policy/commercial-building-disclosure-program","Department of the Environment and Energy","Under the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (the Act), there are mandatory obligations applicable to many commercial buildings. Most sellers or lessors of office space of 2,000 square metres or more are required to obtain and disclose a current Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC).
A BEEC is comprised of:
a NABERS Energy star rating for the building;
an assessment of tenancy lighting in the area of the building that is being sold or leased; and
general energy efficiency guidance BEECs are valid for 12 months and must be publicly accessible on the online Building Energy Efficiency Register.
The Australian Government, Department of Industry has appointed ACIL Allen Consulting to undertake an independent review of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program.
","","","","","","","","",""
"94043","2011","National","Australia","","Building Code of Australia (Residential Buildings) 2011","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Energy performance, Prescriptive","","","","","/policy/building-code-australia-residential-buildings-2011","State Government - Minister for Planning. Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Local Government and the private sector","
Applicable Building Type(s)
New residential, Existing residential
Governance
Development Authority: Commonwealth Government - Australian Building Codes Board
Implementation Authority: State Government - Minister for Planning. Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Verification Authority: Local Government and the private sector
Enforcement Authority: Local Government
Prescriptive Compliance path
Model
Floor area in relation to a room, means the area of the room measured within the finished surfaces of the walls, incl. areas occupied by built in furniture, fixtures and fittings
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
Class 2
R-Values (m2.K/W)
Floor
Suspended floor
Walls
Climate zone 1
0
1
3.3
Climate zone 2
0
1
3.3
Climate zone 3
0
0
3.3
Climate zone 4
0
0
2.8
Climate zone 5
0
1
2.8
Climate zone 6
0
1
2.8
Climate zone 7
1
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 8
2
2.5
3.8
Class 1
R-Values (m2.K/W)
Suspended floor
Walls
Climate zone 1
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 2
1
2.8
Climate zone 3
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 4
2.25
2.8
Climate zone 5
1
2.8
Climate zone 6
2.25
2.8
Climate zone 7
2.75
2.8
Climate zone 8
3.25
3.8
Windows
The aggregate air-conditioning energy value attributable to the glazing must be calculated using the method and criteria specified in tables J2.4a &b
Skylights
Total area < 5% of floor area, unless required by health and safety compliance requirements. SHGC and U factors are specified by ratio of shaft index to percentage of floor space. Listed in Table J1.4
Air Leakage
1.5 ACH
Space Heating System
Single occupancy (class 1): Heating and cooling loads for model and reference buildings must be calculated by the specified method and criteria (Vol.2 V2.6.2.2)
Multi-occupancy (class 2): Annual energy consumption for air conditioning must be calculated with the specified method and criteria (Vol.1 Tables 2a-2g).
Water Heating System
Greenhouse gas intensity of water heaters must be ","","","","2018","","","","","2015"
"93207","2011","National","Australia","","Community Energy Efficiency Program","Information provision, Grants/subsidy, Information and education, Economic instruments, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Residential, Buildings, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","","/policy/community-energy-efficiency-program","Department of Industry, Innovation and Science","The AUD 200 million Community Energy Efficiency Program will provide matched funding through competitive grants to local governing bodies and non-profit community organisations to undertake energy efficiency upgrades to council or community-use buildings, facilities and sites.
The objectives of the Community Energy Efficiency Program are to:
support a range of local councils and community organisations to improve the energy efficiency of different types of non residential council and community use buildings, facilities and lighting; and
demonstrate and encourage the adoption of improved energy management practices within councils, organisations and the broader community
","","","","","AUD 200 million over five years","","","",""
"94045","2011","State/Provincial","Australia","","Building Code of Australia (Multi-Occupancy Buildings) 2011","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards","Buildings, Residential, Multi-family low-rise, Multi-family high-rise","","","","/policy/building-code-australia-multi-occupancy-buildings-2011","Commonwealth Government - Australian Building Codes Board","
Governance
Development Authority: Commonwealth Government - Australian Building Codes Board
Implementation Authority: State Government - Minister for Planning. Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Verification Authority: Local Government and the private sector
Enforcement Authority: Local Government
Prescriptive Compliance path
Floor area in relation to a room, means the area of the room measured within the finished surfaces of the walls, incl. areas occupied by built in furniture, fixtures and fittings
Energy Requirements:
Insulation
Class 1
R-Values (m2.K/W)
Suspended floor
Walls
Climate zone 1
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 2
1
2.8
Climate zone 3
1.5
2.8
Climate zone 4
2.25
2.8
Climate zone 5
1
2.8
Climate zone 6
2.25
2.8
Climate zone 7
2.75
2.8
Climate zone 8
3.25
3.8
Windows
The aggregate air-conditioning energy value attributable to the glazing must be calculated using the method and criteria specified in tables J2.4a &b
Skylights
Total area < 5% of floor area, unless required by health and safety compliance requirements. SHGC and U factors are specified by ratio of shaft index to percentage of floor space. Listed in Table J1.4
Air Leakage
1.5 ACH
Space Heating System
Single occupancy (class 1): Heating and cooling loads for model and reference buildings must be calculated by the specified method and criteria (Vol.2 V2.6.2.2)
Multi-occupancy (class 2): Annual energy consumption for air conditioning must be calculated with the specified method and criteria (Vol.1 Tables 2a-2g).
Water Heating System
Greenhouse gas intensity of water heaters must be ","","","","2018","","","","","2015"
"91995","2011","National","Belarus","","National Energy Saving Programme 2011-2015","","Generation, Utilities","","","http://www.pravo.by/main.aspx?guid=3871&p0=C21001882&p2={NRPA}","/policy/national-energy-saving-programme-2011-2015","Council of Ministers and Ministries","On 24 December 2010 Council of Ministers adopted National Energy Saving Programme for 2011-2015. The main objectives of the Programme are to:
Deployment alternative and renewable energy sources;
Increase of energy efficiency in all sectors;
Reduction of energy losses on energy transport;
Greater usage of combined heat and power cycles;
Support of research and advancement in energy technologies;
Limit GHG emissions;
The goal is to reduce energy intensity within 5 years of national GDP by 29-30% in comparison to the 2010 baseline.
Targets:
Reduction in heat loses by 8%;
Increase cogeneration of electricity and heat at least up to 55% by 2015;
Reduction of energy consumption by 15-20%;
achieved by 2015, the construction of at least 60% of energy efficient residential buildings with specific consumption of thermal energy for heating and ventilation of less than 60 kWh;
commission additional hydroelectric capacity of 103 MW;
new biogas capacity of 39 MW;
increase wind capacity up to 300 MW;
increase the volume of other types of alternative energy (solar energy, geothermal resources, municipal solid waste, crop residues, etc.) estimated up to 100 thousand tons of oil equivalent.
","","","","","USD 8.662,5 million","","","",""
"93368","2011","National","Belgium","","Royal decree on energy efficiency and emissions of solid fuels heating appliances
","Regulatory instruments","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","www.health.fgov.be ","/policy/royal-decree-energy-efficiency-and-emissions-solid-fuels-heating-appliances","FPS Public Health","The first goal of this regulation is to set gradually more stringent emission standards for particles induced by solid fuels combustion in heating appliances. The second goal is to set more stringent efficiency levels and carbon monoxide emission standards for the same appliances.These emission standards are specific for each type of appliances: stove, solid fuel burner with a glass door, household appliance with slow heat release, wood pellet stove, boiler-stove, boiler, open fire. New standards will be set by phase (2011, 2013 and 2016).
Moreover this regulation set also:
the conditions to place on the market new solid fuels heating appliances;
the information required in the mandatory certificate of conformity that the manufacturer (or his representative) has to publish for each type of appliance;
the rules for the market surveillance.
","","","","","","","","",""
"92420","2011","National","Belgium","","Energy Performance Certificate- Brussels Region","Regulatory instruments, Information and education","","","Energy class, Building end-uses","http://www.environnement.brussels/thematiques/batiment/la-peb/le-certificat-peb","/policy/energy-performance-certificate-brussels-region","Bruxelles Environnement (Brussesl Capital Region Ministry of Environment)","If we want a better consideration of the energy retrofit in buildings, energy must become a performance criterion of choice for future purchasers or lessors of housing or office buildings. This is the objective of certification EPB : provide objective information on the energy performance of the property sought. It indicates the energy class of the property on a scale from A (most efficient) to G (very high energy). It is established based on several assumptions, such as a standardized behavior of the occupant and an average year-round climate.
The EPB certificate allows potential buyers or potential tenants to compare the energy point of view the different properties they visit on a common basis of calculation for estimating energy performance. The EPB certificate also includes recommendations for improving the energy performance level of the dwelling.The requirement for an EPB certificate is the result of the Government’s Decree (2011).
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"91981","2011","National","Belize","","National Energy Plan Framework","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://estpu.gov.bz/images/media/Energy%20Policy%20Framework.pdf","/policy/national-energy-plan-framework","Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities","This Draft National Energy Policy Framework (NEPF) is a recommended roadmap that puts Belize on a path to energy efficiency, sustainability and resilience over the next 30 years. It provides policy recommendations to policy-makers and decision-makers, and – where appropriate - discusses the pros and cons of various policy instruments that can be used to achieve policy objectives.
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"93932","2011","National","Brazil","","Cross-Ministry Ruling No. 323/2011","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","http://www.mme.gov.br/documents/10584/1139097/Portaria_Interministerial_nx_323_2011.pdf/8ea50087-5fd0-4f65-ab23-c95dda53907a","/policy/cross-ministry-ruling-no-3232011","Ministry of Mines and Energy","Applies to window and split air conditioner produced in Brazil or imported to Brazil.
Window
• CC ≤ 2.637 EER 2.68; • 2.637 < CC < 4.012 EER 2.78; • 4.012 ≤ CC < 5.860 EER 2.45 • CC ≥ 5.860 EER 2.30.
Split
• CC ≤ 10.548 EER 2.60.
CC= cooling capacity, unit: kW.
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"91740","2011","National","Canada","","Manitoba Electric Vehicle Road Map","","Transport","","Hybrid, Transport (engine), Transport technologies","http://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/energy/pubs/elec_vehicle_road_map.pdf","/policy/manitoba-electric-vehicle-road-map","Energy Division of the Manitoba Government ","Manitoba has developed a brief Electric Vehicle Road Map outlining initial action steps to move forward on the electrification of transportation and toward Fossil Fuel Freedom.
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"92592","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","Newfoundland and Labrador Business Efficiency Program (takeCHARGE)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://takechargenl.ca/business/custom-solutions/","/policy/newfoundland-and-labrador-business-efficiency-program-takecharge","","Provides industrial electricity customers with financial assistance to complete feasibility studies and capital upgrades to achieve energy savings.
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"93148","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","Saskatchewan Renewable Diesel Program
","Fiscal/financial incentives, Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Transport","","Internal combustion engine (ICE), Transport (engine), Transport technologies","http://www.economy.gov.sk.ca/RenewableDiesel","/policy/saskatchewan-renewable-diesel-program","Government of Saskatchewan","Saskatchewan introduced a mandate for inclusion of 2% renewable content in the average annual diesel fuel pool for fuel distributors beginning July 1, 2012.
This Program supports production of renewable diesel. The incentive component provides 13 cents per litre of eligible renewable diesel to qualifying producers in Saskatchewan for use in all diesel fuel applications. The incentive program began April 1, 2011, and terminates March 31, 2016.
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"91772","2011","National","Canada","","Amendment 12 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/regulations-codes-standards/6969","/policy/amendment-12-energy-efficiency-regulations","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency","Published on 9 November 2011, Amendment 12 to Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations delays the effective date for the minimum energy efficiency performance standard for general service lighting (light bulbs) by two years. The standards for 100 and 75 watt light bulbs will apply as of January 1, 2014 and for 60 and 40 watt light bulbs on December 31, 2014.
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"93118","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Program","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport infrastructure, Transport","","Hybrid, Transport (engine), Transport technologies","www.gov.bc.ca/cleanenergyvehicleprogram","/policy/british-columbia-clean-energy-vehicle-cev-program","British Columbia Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Program","The funding for the Provinces Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Program will be distributed over the next three years to support continued point-of-sale purchase incentives of up to $5,000 for battery electric vehicles and $6,000 for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. When combined with SCRAP-IT program incentives, total savings could be up to $11,000 for a new electric vehicle. Programs funded within the $40 million are also under development to:
Expand public, residential and workplace charging and hydrogen fuelling infrastructure.
Support research, economic development and job training in the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sector. Increase public awareness of the benefits of ZEVs.
Continue purchase incentives for specialty-use vehicles used in vehicle fleets such as light-duty zero-emission trucks, buses and motorcycles.
Provide incentives for bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, car share credits and transit passes when someone scraps an older vehicle.
","","","","","Since 2011 total funding is $71 Million
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"93399","2011","National","Canada","","Standby Power Standards","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Television, Computer, Plug loads, Building end-uses, Plug loads, Building end-uses","http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/regulations/amendment11/8495","/policy/standby-power-standards","Natural Resources Canada","In June 2007, the government launched the Standby Power Advisory Committee to develop and implement awareness campaigns and provide advice to the government on activities related to standby power. Minimum performance standards for standby power use for some consumer products have been proposed, and are being implemented in two stages: the first standards requiring standby limits for consumer electronics came into effect in 2011; more stringent standards will follow in 2013. In both stages, the following products are being addressed by the amendment: compact audio products; televisions; video products. In the amendment, as of May 1, 2011, Tier 1 standards limit standby power consumption to 3 watts for compact audio products and video products, and 4 watts for televisions. These will be tightened in January 2013 as Tier 2 standards limiting consumption to 1 watt for all products come into effect.
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"92256","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY for Equipment","Codes and standards, Endorsement label, Comparison label, Regulatory instruments, Performance labels, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education","Transport","","Motors, Water heating, Cooking, Clothes washing, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/programs.cfm?attr=0#energystar","/policy/ecoenergy-equipment","Natural Resources Canada","The ecoENERGY for Equipment programme is focused on accelerating the introduction of energy efficient products in Canadas equipment stock by implementing minimum energy efficiency performance standards that restrict the import and inter-provincial shipment of the least efficient products for sale in Canada, and deploying initiatives to increase the market share of more efficient products. The ecoENERGY for Equipment programme also supports labelling programmes that encourage the introduction of more efficient technologies. This involves the establishment and promotion of high efficiency performance criteria such as ENERGY STAR and the engagement of stakeholders to promote products that meet these criteria. As products are adopted through the market, the ENERGY STAR or equivalent performance levels will become the basis for new, more stringent standards. In addition, ecoENERGY for Equipment maintains a multi-layered compliance and enforcement programme to ensure that products meet prescribed standards and to ensure that other regulatory requirements, such as labelling, are met. A companion programme, the Accelerated Standards Action Program (ASAP), will set the stage for the future enhancement of appliance and equipment standards by providing marketing and product certification assistance to encourage the purchase of ""best in class"" products.
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"93183","2011","National","Canada","","Light it Right (Alberta)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Lighting, Building end-uses","","/policy/light-it-right-alberta","","A commercial lighting initiative that offered energy efficient lighting retrofits for commercial buildings. The program assisted commercial business owners in switching to energy-efficient lighting and resulted in the installation of close to 66,000 energy-efficient fixtures and bulbs in 44 buildings across Alberta.
The program was delivered by C3 (formely Climate Change Central) with Alberta provincial government funding of $4 million.
The program helped avoid approximately 5,770 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually for a total of 62,300 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions reduced over the life of the products.
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"92088","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Energy Blueprint","","Generation, Utilities","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/en/pdf/Publications/EfficiencyPlanExecutiveSummary.pdf","/policy/new-brunswick-energy-blueprint","Ministry of Energy and Mines ","The Ministry of Energy and Mines released in October 2011 the New Brunswick Energy Blueprint, which presents a detailed action plan for implementing a strategic direction for the province’s energy future over the next 10 years. Included amongst the 20 government actionable items was the development of a three year electricity efficiency plan by the electric utilities in conjunction with Efficiency NB, a government Crown Agency.
The objectives of this document are threefold
outline the thorough process and detailed work that led to the development of the Plan;
present the program investments and the associated benefits; and,
provide an overview of the existing and new programs and activities aimed at helping the province’s citizens and businesses in reducing their electricity bills.
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"92629","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Fleet Fuel Economy Standards for Government Vehicles
","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Transport","","In-car feedback, Transport (non-engine), Transport technologies","http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/8420.pdf","/policy/alberta-fleet-fuel-economy-standards-government-vehicles","Government of Alberta","A Best-in-Class rating system identifies the most suitable vehicles for each vehicle type (e.g. cars, trucks, SUVs). Since 2011, fuel economy has been one of four criteria considered in the Best-in-Class rating system (the other criteria being purchase price, reliability and safety).
New vehicle purchases:
64 per cent of the 428 new vehicles added to the government fleet in 2010-11 were rated Best-in-Class.
Replacement vehicles:
383 vehicles were replaced with new models. These new models were, on average, 17 per cent more fuel efficient than the ones they replaced. This is estimated to have resulted in a net reduction of 801 tonnes of carbon dioxide (the equivalent of removing 157 full-sized Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or Ford F150 trucks) from the government fleet for a year
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"93063","2011","National","Canada","","Yukon Refrigerator Retirement Program (Good Energy)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Voluntary approaches, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Refrigeration, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://goodenergyyukon.ca/fridge","/policy/yukon-refrigerator-retirement-program-good-energy","Energy Branch, Government of Yukon","This Program encourages the retirement of old and inefficient refrigerators. Its purpose is to remove the appliances from the electrical grid to reduce energy demand on the grid and to save Yukoners money by reducing electrical bills. The refrigerator is moved by professionals to the City of Whitehorse waste management facility (at no charge) and a $50 rebate is paid once the process is complete.
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"91764","2011","National","Canada","","ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program
","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/environment-etv-menu-eng-118.htm","/policy/ecotechnology-vehicles-program","Transport Canada","This Program is helping to reduce the environmental impacts of passenger vehicles by making sure that the latest clean vehicle technologies become available safely and quickly in Canada. It does this by working with manufacturers to acquire and test and to address barriers to the introduction of new passenger vehicle technologies in Canada. Its test results also help inform the development of regulations, codes and standards for the next generation of advanced vehicles, including electric, fuel cell and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, among others.
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"92043","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Equipment Standards and Labelling","Codes and standards, Information and education, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Appliances, Industrial equipment, Lighting, Building end-uses, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/regulations-codes-standards/6845","/policy/ecoenergy-efficiency-equipment-standards-and-labelling","Natural Resources Canada","Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Efficiency for Equipment Standards and Labelling program builds upon the success of previous programs by supporting three integrated elements to improve the efficiency of energy-using products sold in Canada and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The program will:
1) Continue to implement regulated minimum energy efficiency standards through amendments to the Energy Efficiency Regulations.
2) Enhance labelling and promotion programs that have historically paved the way for the introduction of new and more stringent standards and that are closely aligned with U.S. developments.
3) Accelerate the introduction of new high efficiency products to the market by providing support for product showcases, deployment and monitoring.
","","","","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Equipment Standards and Labelling is one element of the ecoENERGY Efficiency initiative, which has been allocated CAD 195 million in federal funding over five years (fiscal year 2011/2012 to fiscal year 2015/2016).
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"93082","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY Retrofit - Small and Medium Organizations - Buildings","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Advice/aid in implementation, Infrastructure investments, Voluntary approaches, Information and education, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/commercial/financial-assistance/existing/retrofits/index.cfm?attr=0","/policy/ecoenergy-retrofit-small-and-medium-organizations-buildings","Natural Resources Canada","Natural Resources Canadas Office of Energy Efficiency offers the ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings, the commercial/institutional component of the ecoENERGY Retrofit financial incentives for existing homes, buildings and industrial processes. This programme targets owners of small and medium-sized buildings in the commercial and institutional sectors, who often lack the financial and technical resources to make energy improvements. Programme participants could receive CDN 10 per gigajoule (GJ) of estimated energy savings, 25 percent of eligible project costs or CAD 50,000 per project. When applying, participants need to provide a pre-project energy audit of the buildings. As well, participants cannot incur any costs related to the project until they receive a signed Contribution Agreement from the Government of Canada. Since August 2008, the ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive programme for buildings has been open to projects in larger buildings. Businesses and public institutions with 10,000 to 20,000 square metres of floor space are now eligible to receive incentives to undertake retrofit work aimed at improving their energy performance.
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"93468","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative","","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/funding/current-funding-programs/eii/4985","/policy/ecoenergy-innovation-initiative","Natural Resources, ecoEII","The objective of the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative is to support energy technology innovation to produce and use energy in a cleaner and more efficient way. The program helps in the search for long-term solutions to reducing and eliminating air pollutants from energy production and use. Activities funded under the program are in five strategic priority areas:
Energy Efficiency
Clean Electricity and Renewables
Bioenergy
Electrification of Transportation
Unconventional Oil and Gas
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"92803","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Housing and Buildings","Endorsement label, Comparison label, Information provision, Public voluntary programmes, Performance labels, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education, Information and education, Voluntary approaches","Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","New buildings, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/housing/home-improvements/5009","/policy/ecoenergy-efficiency-housing-and-buildings","Natural Resources Canada","Natural Resources Canada's ecoENERGY Efficiency for Buildings program provides tools and information to improve the energy performance of new and existing commercial and institutional buildings, including federally owned and operated buildings - supporting Canada's commitment to clean energy and energy efficiency. As part of the ecoENERGY Efficiency program, Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency encourages the construction and retrofit of low-rise residential housing, making the stock more energy efficient. The EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) is a standard measure of the energy performance of new and existing homes. The rating allows you to compare the energy performance of one house against another. The ENERGY STAR® for New Homes initiative promotes construction of new homes that are more energy efficient than those built to minimum building code requirements. The R-2000 Standard is a voluntary standard whereby homes are constructed by licensed and trained builders and are significantly more energy efficient than those built to minimum building code requirements, having additional elements such as clean air features and high levels of insulation.
","","","","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Housing and Buildings is one element of the ecoENERGY Efficiency initiative, which has been allocated CAD 195 million in federal funding over five years (fiscal year 2011/2012 to fiscal year 2015/2016).
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"93316","2011","National","Canada","","Energy Innovators Initiative (EII)","Deployment, Experimental development, Basic research, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment","Multi-sector","","","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/science/2201","/policy/energy-innovators-initiative-eii","Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)","The Energy Innovators Initiative (EII) promotes energy efficiency upgrades and building retrofits in the commercial and institutional sector. The initiative recruits Canadian organisations to enrol as Energy Innovators and make a corporate commitment to energy efficiency using an Energy Management Plan. The plan, which includes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, can be registered with Canada’s Climate Change Voluntary Challenge and Registry Inc. (VCR Inc.). The EII provides a wide range of products and services to help organisations plan, finance and implement comprehensive energy efficiency improvements. Included are: - The “savings financing” facility, whereby public and private sector organisations can use energy savings to pay for the projects they implement. - The pilot retrofit incentive, in which NRCan contributes up to 25% of project costs to a maximum of C$250 000, for comprehensive energy efficiency pilot retrofits. Participants agree to replicate their pilot project in at least 25% of similar facilities that they own or occupy. - Benchmarking and best-practice guides allow organisations to measure their efficiency against similar organisations and identify where to obtain better performance. The EII, as part of Action Plan 2000, will be offering two new incentives for commercial and institutional members: one for retrofit planning services and the other for energy-intensive retrofits in organisations with fewer than four buildings.
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"93670","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","New Brunswick Energy Blueprint
","Strategic planning, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/en/pdf/Publications/EnergyBlueprintFinalProgressReport.pdf","/policy/new-brunswick-energy-blueprint-0","Government of New Brunswick","The Policy is a three year plan, with a ten year view and includes five key energy objectives. They are:
Low and Stable Energy Prices
Energy Security
Reliability of the Electrical System
Environmental Responsibility
Effective Regulation
The policy has 20 action items that seek to accomplish the five key objectives. They are:
Reintegrationof NB Power
Electricity Market and New Brunswick System Operator
NB Power – Debt Management Plan
NB Power – Regulatory Oversight and Integrated Resource Plan
Regional Electricity Partnerships
Smart Grid Technology and Innovation
Large Industrial Renewable Energy Purchase Program
Renewable Portfolio Standard
Future Development of our Renewable Energy Resources
Wood Based Biomass Resources
Energy and Climate Change
Electricity Efficiency Plan
Energy Efficiency Building Code Standards
Energy Efficient Appliances and Equipment
Natural Gas Distribution Rates
Petroleum Products Pricing
Energy and Utilities Board
Office of the Public Energy Advocate
EnergyLiteracy,EducationandSkills Development
EnergyResearchand Development
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"92729","2011","National","Canada","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry","Codes and standards, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/17607","/policy/ecoenergy-efficiency-industry","Natural Resources Canada","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry aids the adoption of a national energy management standard, accelerates energy-saving investments in factories and supports the exchange of best-practices information within Canada’s industrial sector. For example, it supports the early implementation of the new ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Standard, as well as the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation, which offers networking opportunities for industry to share information, identify common needs and best practices, and improve energy efficiency in more than 25 industrial sectors.
The ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry program offers cost-shared assistance to industrial companies to implement energy management projects, including CAN/CSA-ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Standard pilots, process integration studies and/or computational fluid dynamics studies.
Funding available:
Up to 50% of costs for energy management projects (including the implementation of ISO 50001),
process integration and computational fluid dynamics studies to a maximum of $40,000
","","","","","ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry is one element of the ecoENERGY Efficiency initiative, which has been allocated CAD 195 million in federal funding over five years (fiscal year 2011/2012 to fiscal year 2015/2016).
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"92774","2011","National","Canada","","Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC)
","Strategic planning, Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/industry/cipec/5153","/policy/canadian-industry-program-energy-conservation-cipec","Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency, Buildings and Industry Division","The Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) is a voluntary national network of industrial companies, trade associations and allies that encompasses all industrial sectors. It has been developed by the Office of Energy Efficiency at NRCan in partnership with industry over the past 40 years. CIPEC’s mandate is to help industrial organizations cut costs, improve energy efficiency and reduce industrial greenhouse gases, thus improving Canada’s industrial energy efficiency through networking and sharing of on best energy efficiency practices, tools and savings opportunities. It is a unique and sound foundation for the delivery of financial incentives to the ENERGY STAR for Industry and ISO 50001 components.
The program continues with the proven elements of this industry-government partnership including expanding national networks and peer-to-peer sharing among facility managers, fostering working level knowledge, building energy management capacity and working to re-establish voluntary commitments with industrial sectors for data submission and energy intensity reduction targets.
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"93751","2011","National","Canada","","ecoTRANSPORT Strategy","","Transport","","Heavy trucks, Medium trucks, Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecotransport/index-eng.cfm","/policy/ecotransport-strategy","Transport Canada(theme lead), Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada","The ecoTRANSPORT Strategy forms part of the federal governments framework for environmental protection and economic prosperity. The strategy seeks to improve the health of Canadians and the environment by reducing the environmental impacts of transportation; securing Canadas future prosperity and competitiveness by making critical transportation infrastructure sustainable, both economically and environmentally; and promoting an efficient transportation system that supports choice and a high quality of life. A range of initiatives have been announced under this strategy. These initiatives include:
1) ecoAUTO Program: this programme (ended March 2009) provided rebates from CAD1,000 to CAD 2,000 for the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles meeting certain criteria;
2) ecoMOBILITY Program: aims to help municipalities reduce urban passenger transportation emissions by increasing transit ridership and the use of other sustainable transportation options;
3) ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program: involves the purchase and testing of advanced light-duty transportation technologies and showcasing them at public events across Canada;
4) ecoFREIGHT Program: seeks to reduce the environmental and health effects of freight transportation through the use of technology.
This programme includes the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund which establishes cost-shared demonstrations to test and measure new and underused freight transportation technologies in real-world conditions, and the Freight Technology Incentives Program which provides cost-shared funding to companies and non-profit organizations in freight transportation to help them to purchase and install proven emission-reducing technologies.
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"93022","2011","State/Provincial","Canada","","Power Smart_Refrigerator Retirement Program (Manitoba)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Refrigeration, Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_home/appliances_electronics/refrigerator_retirement/index.shtml","/policy/power-smartrefrigerator-retirement-program-manitoba","Manitoba Hydro","This Program is designed to remove older, inefficient fridges and freezers from the electricity system. It offers to pick up older refrigerators and freezers from residents and fully decommission them in an environmentally friendly manner. A $50 rebate is paid once the process is complete.
$4 million allocated for fiscal year 2015.
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"93058","2011","National","Chile","","Energy Label for Buildings","Information and education, Endorsement label, Performance labels, Information and education","Buildings","","Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-label-buildings","Ministry of Energy","In 2011, Chile established a voluntary comparative energy label for residential buildings, with categories ranging from A (highest efficiency) to E (lowest efficiency), with E corresponding to the minimum standard for building envelope. The objective of the label is to help consumers make an informed decision as well as to encourage the building industry to go beyond the minimum standard. The label takes into account the thermal transmittance of envelope surfaces (i.e. roofs, walls, floors and windows), the building direction, the efficiency of the heating and lighting equipment, and the use of renewable energy technologies. These elements are assessed and compared with a reference residential building that meets the minimum required under the General Ordinance for Town Planning and Construction. By 2016, a total of 32 000 residential buildings were labelled in Chile. The label is likely to be made mandatory depending upon the approval of a legal framework for energy efficiency
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"92303","2011","National","Chile","","Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Programme","Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.acee.cl/programa/programa-de-eficiencia-energ%C3%A9tica-en-edificios-p%C3%BAblicos","/policy/energy-efficiency-public-buildings-programme","Energy Efficiency Agency (AChEE)","The Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Programme was established to help develop energy efficiency projects in public buildings. The energy efficiency measures could include improvement and control of operational processes, replacement of appliances and equipment with high efficiency ones, amongst others. The Chilean Agency for Energy Efficiency would select and finance these according to an annual public tender.
In addition, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Health will invest a total of 10,000 million Chilean pesos for Energy Efficiency Investments in 57 public hospitals until 2018 of which 14 hospitals in 2015. This funding is made available under the Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Programme.
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"93572","2011","National","China","","THE 12TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE?S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (2011?2015) ","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.moa.gov.cn/fwllm/jjps/201103/t20110317_1949003.htm","/policy/12th-five-year-plan-economic-and-social-development-peoples-republic-china-20112015","National Peoples Congress and NDRC","The 12th five-year plan on National Economic and Social Development of the Peoples Republic of China is a programme targeting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness and social developments such as education access. Economic growth in the main three sectors namely the farming, industry and services is a main objective. Specific emphasis is dedicated to Green development, environmental protection and energy conservation.
The Plan includes binding energy targets, with non-fossil fuel resources reaching 11.4% of primary energy consumption by 2015, energy consumption per unit of GDP decreasing by 16% and CO2 emissions per unit of GDP decreasing by 17% by 2015. The plan also incorporates specific deployment targets for renewable energies as China will start the construction of 120 GW of hydro and build 70 GW of wind capacity - six onshore and two coastal and offshore large wind power bases- by 2015. China also targets the building of 5 GW of solar energy power stations, mainly in Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Yunnan. The plan also aims at supporting the development of new energy industries - such as large wind power generating sets and parts, new assemblies of efficient solar power generation and heat utilization, biomass energy conversion and utilization technologies.
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"92744","2011","National","China","","China Urban Transport Development Strategy and Partnership Demonstration Projects (CUTPP)","Infrastructure investments, Demonstration, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Research, development and deployment","Transport infrastructure, Transport, Transport","","","","/policy/china-urban-transport-development-strategy-and-partnership-demonstration-projects-cutpp"," the GEF and the World Bank ","CUTPP is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Finance, NDRC, the World Bank, and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The programme includes urban transport policy development, capacity building and demonstration with a goal to change the current approach to urban transportation, land use, and investment policy design in order to promote sustainability and decrease pollution.
This 8 year project will be implemented in several phases:
Phase one, the first 3.5 years, has received 21 million USD, 8 million USD of which is for capacity building, and 13 million USD for demonstration projects.
Phase two has been planned with a budget of 39 million USD over 4.5 years.
Throughout the entirety of the programme, demonstration projects will be completed nine provinces, autonomous regions and 20 cities nationwide.
The outputs of the project that would collectively achieve this objective would be:
National Urban Transport Strategy. A comprehensive strategy to guide different elements of China’s governing structure on issues related to urban transport. The strategy would address issues related to financing, roles and responsibilities, incentives, and implementation and enforcement mechanisms.
Urban Transport Policy Guidance for municipalities. A series of technical notes that would provide guidance for planners in Chinese municipalities to develop City and region specific urban transport plans, policies and investments that promote sustainable transport. This will include a review of planning and design standards.
Recommendations for an Urban Transport Law This activity would produce recommendations for the substance of a law that would institutionalize procedures, policies and guidelines for urban transport investments. At present it is expected that such recommendations would be drafted as appropriate in the later stages of the GEF program. At this preliminary stage it is too early to comment on the appropriate schedule and content of such a law.
Institutionalized arrangements for coordinating urban transport issues in China. The Strategy will develop institutional mechanisms to integrate and coordinate urban transport decisions between governmental entities.
Training and technical capacity building. Technical-capacity building of local decision-makers and city planners that focuses on a holistic approach to sustainable transport development in China’s context of rapid development and change.
Dissemination, and public awareness raising. These outputs will include training programs, conference presentations and perhaps other dissemination activities such as videos and audio-visual aids that provide guidance on sustainable transport issues to local decision-makers, planners and the public nation-wide.
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"93630","2011","National","Finland","","Renovation Grant Scheme","","","","","","/policy/renovation-grant-scheme","","In order to provide as accurate and useful information as possible, Finland concentrates its reporting efforts on the most essential and concrete policies and measures. Although this PAM serves / has served an important purpose, it is not considered one of them. Therefore the status of this PAM has been marked as “unknown”. However, this PAM may still be in force and bring significant emissions reductions.
A subsidy scheme entailing support for up to 20% of costs when a residential building introduces a ground source heat and air-to-water heat pump as its main heating system, or shifts to pellet heating and other wood-based fuels, was introduced from 1 January 2011. The intention was to grant support for renovations of houses with electric or oil heating, but not new buildings or old houses using district heating. For the non-residential building stock, grants are provided for energy audits only. The support is not granted during the years 2013 - 2015 due to the minimised state budget allocation.
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"92443","2011","National","France","","Energy Efficiency Debate","Loan / debt finance, Other regulatory instruments, Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector, Residential, SMEs, Buildings, Industry","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Table-ronde-nationale-pour-l,4486-.html","/policy/energy-efficiency-debate","French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME), Ministry of Energy","Based on a broad national debate on energy efficiency carried out in 2011, the government has announced 27 measures in order to reach the 20% target of energy efficiency by 2020. Those measures include loans at preferential rates for energy efficiency investment in small companies, compulsory extinction of neon signs between 0100 and 0600, loans at preferential rates for the renovation of social housing, grants for the renovation of public lighting of small cities. This debate aims was to go beyond the Grenelle objective, in order to reach the target of the European Union's climate and energy package.
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"93505","2011","National","Germany","","Energy Efficiency Fund","Economic instruments","Industry, Residential, Multi-sector, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/energie,did=375120.html?view=renderPrint","/policy/energy-efficiency-fund-2","","An Energy Efficiency Fund has been set up, consisting of €89m. From 2013 the Fund is to be increased to above €100m. The fund is to assist a large number of different measures to improve energy efficiency in SMEs and industry, private consumers and municipalities, e.g. better consumer information, product innovation, the market launch of energy-efficient products, and innovative municipal energy efficiency measures.
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"92935","2011","National","Germany","","Law on Energy and Climate Fund","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/law-energy-and-climate-fund","Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety","The law on the new Energie- und Klimafonds (Energy and Climate Fund -EKFG) creates a special purpose energy and climate fund. The money is to be dedicated to the promotion of an environmentally-friendly, reliable and affordable energy supply, for instance with respect to energy efficiency. Originally revenue was meant to come mainly from a contractual agreement of the nuclear power plant operators with the German state that skims off part of their extra profits, from parts of the nuclear fuel rod tax and the auctioning of emission allowances as of 2013. As a consequence of the nuclear power exit from 2012 onwards, only the revenues from European emissions trading will flow (but completely and directly) into the Energy and Climate Fund.
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"92721","2011","National","Germany","","2nd National Energy Efficiency Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bfee-online.de/bfee/energieeffizienz_in_deutschland/energieeffizienzaktionsplan/","/policy/2nd-national-energy-efficiency-action-plan","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Federal Energy Efficiency Center (BfEE)","On behalf of the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) issued a first national Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) in November 2007 line with the 2006 EU Directive on energy services and energy end-use efficiency. The plan sums up the results of the national energy summits, the energy efficiency actions of the Integrated Energy and Climate Change Programme and underpins the aims of the Coalition Agreement by reviewing the present energy efficiency policy and proposing and/or amending additional 32 energy efficiency measures covering all sectors. The second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan was released in 2011. The action plan's report confirms that Germany will meet the indicative energy savings target laid down in the EU Directive on energy end-use efficiency and energy services. Germany's target under the Directive is to achieve energy savings totalling 9% by 2016 (measured against average annual energy consumption for the period 2001-2005). The third NEEAP was released in 2014.
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"93788","2011","National","Germany","","6th Energy Research Programme ""Research for an environmentally sound, reliable and affordable energy supply"" ","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Redaktion/PDF/Publikationen/6-energieforschungsprogramm-der-bundesregierung-en,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi2012,sprache=de,rwb=true.pdf","/policy/6th-energy-research-programme-research-environmentally-sound-reliable-and-affordable-energy","Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","This programme continuously sets the framework for public RD&D support in energy technologies at large and it will be adapted to the new focus of energy policy. Institutional support, especially for centres of the Helmholtz Association and the promotion of networks of basic research, is given by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
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"92091","2011","National","Germany","","Urban Lighting
","Infrastructure investments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","","/policy/urban-lighting","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)","Investments (incl. LED technology) to improve the energy efficiency of public outdoor lighting.
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"93593","2011","National","Germany","","""Energy of the Future"" monitoring process","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/EN/Areas/Energy/Companies/MonitoringEnergyofTheFuture/MonitoringEnergyoftheFuture-node.html","/policy/energy-future-monitoring-process","","Energy of the Future is long-term and fact-based monitoring process. In this process the federal government closely observes the implementation of its Energy Concept and package of measures, plus their targets, with a view to a secure, economic and sustainable energy supply.
The organisation of the monitoring process has been laid down by Cabinet decision as follows:
The Federal Economics Minister and the Federal Environment Minister are to draw up an annual Monitoring Report with input from the other departments concerned;
The first Monitoring Report was submitted in December 2012 for the reporting year 2011;
A Progress Report is to be drawn up every three years, beginning in 2014.
This process is to be supported by an independent commission of four energy experts.
An Administrative Unit is to be established at the Bundesnetzagentur for organisational backup.
The annual Monitoring Report is essentially factual. As such it shows the progress made in reaching the targets and the level of implementation. The Progress Report is strategic and more extensive; it will focus on identifying causes and obstacles and propose further action, where necessary.
The first Monitoring Report was published by the federal government on 19 December 2011 and can be downloaded here.
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"93021","2011","National","Germany","","Energy check-up for low-income households","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bmub.bund.de/","/policy/energy-check-low-income-households","","The aim of the measure is to demonstrate to consumers in low-income households ways of saving money and conserving the environment by means of a careful approach to energy (in particular through reduction of CO2 emissions). Therefore 800 long-term unemployed persons have been trained as so-called energy-saving assistants, as of August 2013 100.000 checks have been conducted. The German Federation of Energy Conservation and Climate Protection Agencies (eaD) and the Deutsche Caritasverband are responsible for the functional energy aspects and trains the participants, supervises the checks, monitors the database, and orders the necessary energy-saving items. The participant associations organise the measure by, for example, recruiting the participants through the competent employment agencies. In addition to this they find the households wishing to receive counselling, support the participants during the measure with their personal affairs and problems, and co-operate with the local employment agencies and consumer advice centres. The locations are networked and supported by the charitable services, by regional advisors in regional groups.
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"93455","2011","National","Germany","","Accelerated Implementation of the Energy Concept (June 2011 energy package and further implementation)","Regulatory instruments","","","","","/policy/accelerated-implementation-energy-concept-june-2011-energy-package-and-further-implementation","","","","","","","","","","",""
"91681","2011","National","Greece","","Efficient Use of Energy and Energy Saving","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","http://www.cres.gr/kape/index_eng.htm","/policy/efficient-use-energy-and-energy-saving","Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving","The programme was launched on 1st February 2011 and is open until the full budget absorption. It offers citizens incentives to carry out interventions, aimed at improving their houses energy efficiency. Due to the economic crisis, in May 2011 and March 2012, the programme conditions have been improved in order to cover more citizens. The programme is currently underway and includes the following: - improvement of thermal insulation of building shell; - replacement of window/door glazing and frame of low energy performance;- replacement of low energy performance heating oil boilers with new high energy performance ones or natural gas systems or systems using Renewable Energy Resources;- installation of solar water heaters. The programme ""EXOIKONOMO at home"" is implemented through the Operational Programmes “Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship” and “Environment and sustainable development”, co-funded by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), 2007 – 2013. The programme ""EXOIKONOMO at home"" consists of:(a) the Direct payments programme (grants and inspection costs): 155 m EUR (public funding)(b) The Fund “EXOIKONOMO at home” (loans, management costs and rate subsidies): 241 m EUR public funding and 380 m EUR contribution of banks (1:2).
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"93295","2011","National","Greece","","Energy certificates","Information provision, Information and education","Residential, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-certificates","","As of 2004, all (new and existing) public buildings are required to have an energy certificate, i.e. an energy identity card, stating the energy performance of the building based on an energy audit. A proposal for the methodology and procedures for energy certificates has been prepared under the EU SAVE II Programme but the final details still have to be issued by the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning, and Public Works. The certificate system will be launched together with an introduction of the new building energy code, Energeiako Pistopoiitiko.
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"91497","2011","National","Hungary","","National Energy Strategy 2030","Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/national-energy-strategy-2030","Ministry of National Development (NFM) ","According to the Energy Strategy it is necessary to change the Hungarian energy structure by 2030 by achieving the following objectives:
energy efficiency measures spanning the entire supply and consumption chain;
increasing the share of low CO2-intensive electricity generation based primarily on renewable sources of energy;
promoting renewable and alternative methods of heat generation;
increasing the share of low CO2-emission modes of transport.
Furthermore, among the most important propositions of the Energy Strategy there are:
Energy savings;
Increasing the use of renewable energy and energy with low carbon dioxide emissions;
Increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the CO2 intensity of transport;
Waste-to-energy.
The Energy Strategy envisages half-dozen energy mix scenarios and proposes the Nuclear-Coal-Green scenario as recommended in the future.
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"93352","2011","National","Hungary","","The Virtual Power Plant Energy Efficiency Program ? energy efficiency by the industry
","Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Information and education, Information and education","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://virtualiseromu.hu/virtualis-eromu-programtm","/policy/virtual-power-plant-energy-efficiency-program-energy-efficiency-industry","Virtuális Er?m? Program Nonprofit Kft.","The Virtual Power Plant Energy Efficiency Program, co-financed by EU Cohesion Fund, aims to reach annual energy savings targets among the industrial sector which is expect to produce by average 200 MW each power plants in 2020. The first voluntarily joining companies (mostly sme’s) get a free assessment. This gives free opportunity for EE potential review and energy staff capacity building.
The following elements of the energy management are examined in detail:
- Energy efficiency integration in the organization's management system;
- Decision-making be based on measurements;
- Awareness of energy purchase, exploiting market opportunities;
- Energy efficiency goals and action plans existence;
- Adequacy of financial and human resources;
- Evaluation.
Within the framework of the program ""the Energy Efficiency Company"" certified recognition will be awarded to companies, which achieve some energy efficiency projects which can be justified and measured. The individual development and its evaluations are going to the program's knowledge database.
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"91602","2011","State/Provincial","India","","Mandatory Use of Energy Efficient Appliances in Chandigarh ","Regulatory instruments, Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Appliances, Industry end-uses, Building end-uses","","/policy/mandatory-use-energy-efficient-appliances-chandigarh","SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT \n CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION","Science & Technology Department, Chandigarh Administration announced the implementation for following energy efficiency measures:
Mandatory use of Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) in Government Buildings/Government Aided Institutions/Boards/corporations
Mandatory use of Energy Efficient Tube Light System/Retrofit Assembly in Government Buildings/Government Aided Institutions/Boards/ Corporations
Mandatory use of Compact Fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and T-5 (28 watt) Tube Lights for all electricity consumers in industrial, commercial and institutional sectors having connected load of 30 kW or above.
Mandatory use of ISI marked Motor pump sets, Power capacitor, Foot/Reflex valves in Agriculture Sector.
Promotion of Energy Efficient Building Design - All the new buildings to be constructed in the Government/Government Aided Sector will incorporate energy efficient building design concepts including Renewable Energy Technologies with effect from 30th June, 2012.
Mandatory use of Energy Efficient Street Lights. It shall be mandatory that the street lighting in all existing and new colonies and urban areas notified by the Urban Local Bodies Department, Residential sectors, Industrial estates, housing complexes, colonies and townships developed by private/semi government/autonomous institutions shall use energy efficient street lighting fixtures using T-5 tube lights/Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lamps/High Pressure Sodium Vapour (HPSV).
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"91854","2011","National","India","","Directives for efficient use of energy and its conservation in buildings or building complexes in Rajasthan","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building vintage, Existing buildings","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=31#","/policy/directives-efficient-use-energy-and-its-conservation-buildings-or-building-complexes","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","This notification is in adherence with the ECBC as laid down by BEE. It sets out the requirement that certain buildings (criteria mentioned in consumer category), both government and private commercial buildings, adhere to energy efficiency norms for new construction and retrofits.
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"93236","2011","National","India","","Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) Scheme","Market-based instruments, Auditing, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Utilities, Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://beeindia.gov.in/content/pat-3","/policy/perform-achieve-trade-pat-scheme","Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)","The Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme was establihed by National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency. It is regulatory instrument to reduce specific energy consumption in energy intensive industries, with an associated market based mechanism to enhance the cost effectiveness through certification of excess energy saving which can be traded.
The first cycle of the PAT Scheme (2012-2015) managed to reduce the energy consumption of more than 400 energy-intensive enterprises (known as Designated Consumers – DCs) by 5.3%, above the initial target of 4.1%. The targets were originally established based on annual specific energy consumption for each DC in 2010 (baseline year) and adjusted to account for factors such as product mix, capacity utilisation, change in fuel quality, import/export of power and other factors.
Following the evaluation of the first cycle, all sectors surpassed their targets except for the thermal power generation sector, which had the highest target of the 8 subsectors covered under the PAT programme. The reason for this was mainly due to the unavailability of new efficient natural gas power plants and partly due to lower than expected electricity demand from the thermal generation sector, which subsequently led to a reduction in power plant performance.
Overall, majority of the DCs implemented relatively low cost measures, such as changes to process control and installation of variable speed drives on electric motors, which were financed through the DCs own resources. In terms of sector specific interventions, for example, in the cement industry the most common measures covered installation of waste heat recovery systems and vertical rolling mills. In the iron and steel sector, measures included installation of top recovery turbines and adoption of coke dry quenching process.
The trading of energy saving certificates (ESCerts) is central to the PAT programme and serves as an incentive to reach or surpass the mandatory targets. The ESCerts, equivalent to 1 tonne of oil equivalent (toe) of energy savings, are given based on quantified energy savings verified by an accredited energy auditor. The ESCerts are awarded after a DC surpasses its target and can then be sold to another DC that has failed to achieve its target, the price for which is determined through market supply and demand. The ESCerts can also be ‘banked’ for next PAT cycles of the respective DC to contribute towards meeting future targets as the PAT programme expands.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission acts as the market regulator by defining the regulatory framework for trading of the ESCerts, while the Power System Operation Corporation is responsible for the centralized ESCert registry. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is the administrator and developed a platform to manage the ESCert trading process. Starting from April 2017, the Indian Energy Exchange and the Power Exchange of India will manage ESCert trading (until now no ESCerts had been traded). The demand for ESCerts is expected to be relatively low, given that about 3.8 million ESCerts have been issued of which about 1.5 million need to be absorbed by the DCs who are falling short of targets.
If a DC has not met its target and fails to purchase sufficient ESCerts to compensate for its shortfall, it will be subject to a penalty. The penalty for non-compliance is 1 million INR (about 15 000 USD) plus the value of the energy savings that have not been obtained by the DC, measured in toe. The price of 1 toe is determined by a combination of coal, fuel, gas and electricity prices as declared by the Indian government. For example, the cost of coal is based on the price of F-grade coal declared by the Ministry of Coal multiplied by the amount of coal consumed by the 478 DCs and the total energy consumed in the 478 DCs. In 2011-2012, the market value of 1 toe was approximately 10 154 INR (approximately 151 USD) and in 2014-2015 it was 10 968 INR (approximately 160 USD). This penalty for non-compliance also serves as a reference for the trading market as the DC is unlikely to purchase ESCerts above this value.
For the second PAT cycle (2016-2019), the baseline is set as the assessment year of the first cycle - 2014-2015. Furthermore, the second PAT cycle’s coverage will be extended to other DCs and sectors bringing the number to a total of 621 DCs including Petroleum Refinery, Electricity Distribution Companies and Railways. The Indian government has also created financial instruments to support the DCs covered under the PAT programme such as providing risk guarantee through Partial Risk Guarantee Fund for Energy Efficiency (PRGFEE) and equity fund through Venture Capital Fund for Energy Efficiency (VCFEE). As the low cost measures start being implemented, this additional support is expected to trigger DCs to invest in higher cost energy efficiency measures.
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"94011","2011","National","Indonesia","","National Action Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (RAN-GRK) ","Strategic planning","Buildings, Industry, Transport, Utilities","","","","/policy/national-action-plan-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ran-grk","Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas)","The National Action Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (RAN-GRK) is a follow up to Indonesia’s commitment to reduce GHG emission by 26% in 2020 from the BAU level with its own efforts and reaching 41% reduction with international support.
RAN-GRK was developed to provide a policy framework for the central government, local governments, prívate sectors, and other key stakeholders in implementing actions related directly and indirectly to GHG emission reduction efforts during the period of 2010-2020 according to the Long-Term Development Plan (RPJP 2005-2025) and the Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJM). The RAN-GRK was approved in a Presidential Regulation No. 61 Year 2011.
The RAN-GRK proposes mitigation actions in five priority sectors (Agriculture, Forestry and Peatland, Energy and Transport, Industry, Waste Management) as well as other supporting actions that are an integral part to the national development planning which supports the principles of economic growth, poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
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"93678","2011","National","Iran, Islamic Republic of","","Financial Supports
","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://parliran.ir/index.aspx?siteid=1&pageid=3070","/policy/financial-supports","Ministry of Energy- Renewable energy organization of Iran (SUNA) ","The government is obliged to spend 30% of the net fund gained by implementing this law on grants, loan interest subsidies or managed funds for the following purposes:
technology structure modification of manufacturing divisions to improve energy efficiency,
water, and
expansion of electricity generation from renewable resources.
The objective of the policy is to encourage the private sector to invest in renewable energy.
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"91512","2011","National","Ireland","","Energy-saving targets for energy suppliers","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Voluntary approaches","Utilities","","","","/policy/energy-saving-targets-energy-suppliers","","The programme of energy savings targets for energy suppliers is a central component of Irish energy efficiency policy, as well as of wider energy and climate policies. Following discussions between the Irish government and the energy industry, new energy savings targets were introduced for all energy suppliers on a three-year cycle, initially for 2011-13 with a new iteration to be decided for 2014-17.
The programme runs on a voluntary basis, with 19 energy suppliers – spread across electricity, gas, solid fuels and oil importers – currently signed up for voluntary energy savings agreements. Legislation underpinning these agreements allows the minister to impose energy savings targets on energy suppliers if they choose not to sign an energy savings agreement. Operation of the existing programme is delegated by the minister to the country’s national energy agency (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland [SEAI]), which maintains a list of approved measures and associated energy savings. The list currently comprises 26 measures with more added on request (from energy suppliers or third parties) by the SEAI. All new measures, and actions undertaken by energy suppliers, are subject to appropriate monitoring, verification and audit. Energy suppliers are required to submit an annual plan in advance of each operational year, setting out their programme of activity that will deliver their energy savings target. SEAI manages the operational aspects of programme delivery, including managing energy supplier performance. Trading is allowed in the event an energy supplier exceeds its energy savings target.
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"93782","2011","National","Ireland","","Affordable Energy Strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/NR/rdonlyres/53F3AC25-22F8-4E94-AB73-352F417971D7/0/AffordableEnergyStrategyFINAL.pdf","/policy/affordable-energy-strategy","Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources","The strategy primarily aims to do two things, firstly, develop a programme of actions that will improve energy affordability and reduce energy poverty. Secondly, set out a framework for measuring energy affordability and energy poverty. The Government’s Strategy for Affordable Energy in Ireland was published last November. The strategy was developed by the inter-Departmental Group on Affordable Energy and includes 48 actions that will be implemented over the life of the Strategy. The Inter-Departmental Group on Affordable Energy has established subgroups to work on particular dimensions of the Strategy. These include the immediate priority of revised eligibility criteria for the Warmer Homes scheme and a pilot programme to assess the feasibility of an area-based approach to delivery of the Scheme.
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"91895","2011","National","Ireland","","Better Energy: The National Upgrade Programme","Grants/subsidy, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Voluntary approaches","Buildings","","Building end-uses","www.seai.ie/betterenergy","/policy/better-energy-national-upgrade-programme","Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)","The first strand allows domestic customers to apply for an Exchequer supported incentive, currently a grant but which will migrate to an upfront discount later in the year. The measures grant-aided under this strand include roof and wall insulation, high efficiency boilers, heating control upgrades and solar thermal. This was formerly the Home Energy Saving Scheme.
The second strand of Better Energy brings 25 energy suppliers on board as partners. The introduction of energy saving obligations on energy suppliers in 2011 will provide a sound basis on which to move to new models of realising energy savings. Energy companies can meet their target by directly offering upgrade services, or by sub-contracting the work to third parties. Since March 2012, Voluntary Agreements between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and 16 energy suppliers, who have agreed to meet energy savings targets, have been concluded. The Government has committed to reaching energy efficiency savings of 20% by 2020, and energy suppliers will play a key role in meeting this goal.
The third Better Energy strand provides support for energy efficiency upgrades in low-income private housing, covered by the Warmer Homes Scheme. Applications are collected centrally, via a managing agent, or through a network of community-based organisations who deliver the retrofit work free of charge to the homeowner. The fourth Better Energy strand supports upgrades in commercial and public buildings. The upgrades will be used to prove and disseminate widely applicable technical solutions and also new business models. There is huge potential for new business and financing models, in the public sector for example, where the savings pay for the work and so organisations can have upgrades carried out at no initial cost.While the Government will continue to provide a significant level of support in 2012 and 2013, the Programme for Government commits to a transition to a non-Exchequer based funding model no later than the start of 2014.
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"92289","2011","National","Italy","","RES Promotion - Decree implementing Directive 2009/28/EC","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Green certificates, White certificates, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2011-03-03;28!vig=","/policy/res-promotion-decree-implementing-directive-200928ec","","The Decree No. 28 of March 3rd, 2011 transposes into the Italian legislation the Directive 2009/28/EC provisions on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. The Decree sets specific sectoral targets in order to achieve the overall national target of 17% share of energy from renewable sources in the gross final consumption of energy in 2020. The Decree also regulated the construction and operation of renewable power plants according to specific administrative procedures for each type of installation. To assess the exploitable energy potential from biomass, an ad-hoc experts committee has been created to help design appropriate legislation. Specific provisions are also provided on the authorizations and interventions on the electricity grids as well as on the natural gas one and on the development of district heating and cooling. A reshaping and streamlining of renewable energy support mechanisms has been foreseen. The electricity produced by renewable power plants which will be commissioned after December 31st, 2012 will be incentivized through a feed in tariff system (plants with a capacity = 5MW) or an incentive determined through a Dutch Auction System (P > 5 MW). The Quota Obligation combined with the Green Certificate System will no longer be in force after 2015 and the Quota Obligation will decrease linearly from 2013 to zero in 2015. Support schemes for energy efficiency and the thermal energy produced by renewable sources are also provided in the form of a sort of feed in tariff system, for small size interventions, and Tradable White Certificate System, for big size interventions. Furthermore, the Decree also took action on the promotion of the use of biofuels in transports.
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"92326","2011","National","Italy","","Promotion of cogeneration","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Industry","","","www.attivitaproduttive.gov.it/images/stories/normativa/DM-4-AGOSTO-2011-2.pdf","/policy/promotion-cogeneration","Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Environment and Protection of Territory and Sea","","","","","","","","","",""
"92647","2011","National","Japan","","National Electricity Saving Action","Information provision, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","http://setsuden.go.jp/pdf/setsuden_menu_jigyo_other2015w.pdf","/policy/national-electricity-saving-action","","The electricity shortage which occurred during the closure of nuclear plants following the heavy earthquake and tsunami, prompted the government to announce the national electricity saving action, the “Summer Energy Conservation Measures”, to encourage the general public to follow these measures.
A 15% reduction target of peak electricity on weekdays from 9’o clock to 20’o clock was introduced for the months of July, August, and September. Other general measures include keeping the room temperature during air cooling at 28 degrees, etc.
Based on these plans, various energy saving actions and measures have been taken nationwide, which include big PR campaigns, advisory projects, hosting workshops and conference events to solicit the energy saving action to deal with the electricity crisis.
The government announced the ""save electricity in winter"" campaign. It askes users to save electricity from September 2015 to May 2016, during daytime(from 9AM to 9PM). But it doesn't have numerical target.
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"92174","2011","National","Korea, Republic of","","Energy Management System(EnMS) dissemination
","Economic instruments","Utilities","","","http://www.energy.or.kr/renew_eng/main/main.aspx","/policy/energy-management-systemenms-dissemination","Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Korea Energy Agency (KEA)","ISO 50001 has been adopted as Korean national standard for EnMS : KS A ISO 50001 (October. 4th 2011), and new law to support the organizations implementing EnMS has been established in “Energy use rationalization act” (July. 25th 2011) in order to disseminate EnMS. EnMS pilot projects of certification and energy performance evaluation have been operated since 2008, and also training courses for company workforces and EnMS auditors have been operated since 2008.
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"91875","2011","National","Luxembourg","","Act on production, remuneration and commercialisation of biogas introducing feed-in tariff (Règlement du 15 décembre 2011)","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0269/a269.pdf#page=2","/policy/act-production-remuneration-and-commercialisation-biogas-introducing-feed-tariff-r%C3%A8glement-du","Ministry of the Economy","The Act was adopted on 15th December 2011 and entered into force on 18th December 2011. The Act establishes legal framework for promotion, development, production and remuneration of biogas that feeds into the natural gas network in Luxembourg.
In order to support biogas production, the Act establishes feed-in tariff system.
Biogas producers that feed biogas into the national natural gas network are eligible to benefit from the feed-in tariff scheme under certain conditions:
Biogas plant had to be commissioned no earlier than on 1st January 2010;
Producer must register for the programme;
Producer is obliged to document that methane emissions associated with biogas production do not exceed outlined levels.
The biogas producers leave the biogas to the primary suppliers designed by public call for tender. The Government pays the producers according to the regulated feed-in tariffs. The feed-in tariff levels differ depending on the period of time when plant injected biogas to the natural gas network for the first time and depending on who is the owner of the plant. If the plant belongs to the producer with a large public participation (50% or more of the ownership), the feed-in tariff rate is lowered by 10% in comparison to the rates for which private operators are eligible for.
The suppliers sells the biogas according to market rules and pay to the Government royalties equivalent to the market price of the sold quantity of biogas. The regulated tariff is due for 15 years.The total quantity of biogas is limited to 10 millions of m3.
The feed-in tariff levels are as follow:
Date of first biogas injection to the natural gas network
Period of time
Feed-in tariff levels in EUR cents/kWh[1]
Yearly cap
Private producer
Producer with public participation
Before 1 January 2012
15 years
6.5
5.85
10 million m3 of biogas fed into the network
Between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2013
6.25
5.625
Between 1 January 2014 and before 1 January 2017
6
5.4
[1] Where kWh corresponds to the gross calorific value of biogas injected to the network.
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"92160","2011","National","Montenegro","","Energy Policy until 2030","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.oie-res.me/","/policy/energy-policy-until-2030","Regulatory Energy Agency","The Government of Montenegro recognises that energy is an essential pillar in the sustainable and long-term development of the state of Montenegro. The Energy Policy sets the goals for energy development in Montenegro until 2030. It defines three priorities which influence the key strategic decisions in the energy sector:1- Security of energy supply.2- Development of a competitive energy market.3- Sustainable energy development.This document also defines the methods and measures to achieve these goals, which will be further defined in the Action Plan for the next five years (2012-2016).
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"92964","2011","National","Montenegro","","Decree on Tariff Incentives for Renewable Energy and Efficient Cogeneration
","Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","www.oie-res.me/uploads/archive/News%202010/E_Decree%20on%20the%20tariff%20system.pdf ","/policy/decree-tariff-incentives-renewable-energy-and-efficient-cogeneration","Regulatory Energy Agency","The Decree regulates the tariff (feed-in tariff) system for incentive prices for electricity produced in power plants using renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration power plants.
Electricity producers become eligible for the incentivised tariff if they achieve the status of privileged producer and their electricity generation is in compliance with the national programme for the usage and development of renewable energy sources or high efficiency cogeneration.The incentive prices are:
Wind: 9.6 c€/kWh;
Biomass from forestry and agriculture: 13.7 c€/kWh;
Biomass from wood-processing industries: 12.3 c€/kWh;
Solar: 15 c€/kW;
Solid wastes: 9 c€/kWh;
Waste gas: 8 c€/kWh;
Biogas: 15 c€/kWh
Hydro:
Plants with an annual production up to 3 GWh receive 10.4 c€/kWh;
Plants with an annual production between 3 GWh and 15 GWh receive 7.44 c€/kWh;
Plants with an annual production above 15 GWh receive 5.04 c€/kWh;
The decree also determines the tariff for high efficiency cogeneration.
The decree states that an electricity purchase contract will be signed between the producer and the market operator. The tariffs should be paid monthly by the market operator, and the tariffs should be revised annually according the inflation index.
This feed-in tariff supersedes the ""Instruction on the methodology of calculation of purchase price of electricity produced in small hydropower plants"" (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 46/07) and the ""Rulebook on the methodology applied to the calculation of purchase price of electricity produced in wind farms"" (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 27/10).
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"91626","2011","National","Montenegro","","Energy Development Strategy of Montenegro by 2025","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.oie-res.me/index.php?page=strategija-razvoja-energetike","/policy/energy-development-strategy-montenegro-2025","Regulatory Energy Agency","The Energy Development Strategy of Montenegro by 2025 sets out specific objectives and defines mechanisms for the transition from the current energy system to a safe, competitive and environmentally acceptable energy paradigm.
The Strategy sets out commitments and mechanisms to change the understanding of the role and importance of energy in the economy. It provides guidelines for the development of the energy sector in Montenegro with the aim of attracting investors.
The Strategy has a long term vision and its provisions are focused on increasing employment, reducing poverty and raising the level of social welfare.The strategy sets out the basic guidelines for energy progress and sustainable development, such as:• Increase energy efficiency;• Greater use of renewable energy sources;• Rehabilitation of existing and construction of new power plants;• Achieving balance between energy development and environmental protection.
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"92882","2011","National","New Zealand","","Compressed Air Scheme","Auditing, Grants/subsidy, Advice/aid in implementation, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Information and education","","","Compressors, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.eecabusiness.govt.nz/how-to-be-energy-efficient/buying-and-operating-equipment/operating-equipment/compressed-air","/policy/compressed-air-scheme","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","This policy is intended to increase the efficiency of compressed air systems in the New Zealand industry. Funding is provided for two levels of audits on large compressed air systems (>=75KW)
a basic walk-through audit of the plant/ system, and
an in-depth audit.
Auditors must be accredited Compressed Air Systems auditors (trained through a programme referred to in the capacity building section above). The walk-through audit is primarily aimed at identifying and quantifying the opportunity for savings on a site. Some specific recommendations will arise from this as well as an assessment of whether an in-depth audit is justified. Follow-ups are performed after 6 and 12 months to determine the level of savings achieved. The commercial programme is currently delivering annual savings of around 0.2 PJ a year; at a cost to Government of around 25% of the cost of building new supply assets.
","","","","","NZD 1 million for the fiscal year 2011/12.","","","",""
"91695","2011","National","Poland","","Energy Efficiency Act of 15 April 2011","Information and education, Information provision, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Information and education, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20150002167","/policy/energy-efficiency-act-15-april-2011","Ministry of Energy","The Energy Efficiency Act includes the introduction of white certificate system. From 1 January 2013, obligations to hold white certificates will be imposed inter alia on utilities selling electricity, natural gas and heat to customers. Starting in late 2011, energy utilities will be required to provide customers with a comparison of current electricity consumption with the same period in the previous year. They will also be required to provide information on the average electricity consumption of other, similar customers, energy efficiency measures and technical characteristics of energy-efficient appliances.
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"91762","2011","National","Poland","","Executive orders to the Energy Efficieny Act - connected with white certificate scheme ","","Multi-sector","","","http://bip.me.gov.pl/Prawo/Obowiazujace+prawo/Energetyka","/policy/executive-orders-energy-efficieny-act-connected-white-certificate-scheme","Ministry of Energy","As from 10 August 2011 the Energy Efficiency Act came into law. The Act provided provisions for the establishment of energy efficiency obligation scheme in Poland.
From 1 January 2013 an energy efficiency obligation is imposed on energy providers. Energy companies selling electricity, heat or natural gas to the final users on the territory of the Republic of Poland, are obligated to receive and present for redemption white certificates to the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), or pay a substitute fee accordingly to the number of missing white certificates.
Three executive orders to the Energy Efficiency Act concern procedure for carrying out the tenders (1), the scope and form of energy efficiency audits and energy savings calculation method (2), and detailed scope of the obligation to obtain and present for redemption of white certificates and substitution fee (3).
Additionally a Promulgation of the Minister of Economy with the detailed list of projects to improve energy efficiency was elaborated and approved just at the end of 2012. Equipped with the above mentioned regulations President of ERO may announce tenders to give away white certificates.
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"93185","2011","National","Poland","","""Energy efficiency in industry"" programme","","Industry","","","http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl/oferta-finansowania/srodki-krajowe/programy/","/policy/energy-efficiency-industry-programme","National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management","Since 2011 a new programme ?Energy efficiency in industry? is available for those entities which would like to perform energy audits in order to determine the potential for energy savings, but then also to carry out investment activities to improve energy efficiency. The main aim of this programme is to initiate and support energy efficiency investments in the most energy intensive enterprises. The total amount of the budget allocation for the period 2011-2015 is approximately 820 MPLN (EUR 205 M), which comes from substitute fees and penalties imposed on energy enterprises by relevant laws and regulations. The beneficiary of the program can be any company which, in the year preceding the application, consumed 50 GWh. The support is provided by financing 70% of the energy audit cost and by soft loans for up to 70% of the investment costs (investments recommended in the audit, which ensured the reduction of energy consumption by at least a projected 7%).
","","","","","ca. EUR 205 million","","","",""
"92199","2011","National","Portugal","","Public Contract Regime with Energy Companies Services (ESE)","","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2011/02/04100/0120901216.pdf","/policy/public-contract-regime-energy-companies-services-ese","Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy)","Decree-Law Nº 29/2011 of 28 February, establishes the legal regime for the formation and execution of energy performance contracts to be concluded between Public Administration and energy service companies, aiming the implementation of measures to improve energy efficiency in public buildings and equipment.
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"92512","2011","National","Portugal","","Energy Efficiency Programme in Public Admnistration (ECO.AP)","","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2011/01/00800/0027000271.pdf","/policy/energy-efficiency-programme-public-admnistration-ecoap","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","The Energy Efficiency Programme in Public Administration (ECO.AP), aims to achieve a 20% improvement in energy efficiency in public services and bodies of Public Administration by 2020, given the current values. ECO.AP is an evolving program that translates into a set of energy efficiency measures for implementation into services, agencies and public equipments aiming to change behaviours and promote the rational management of energy services, notably by hiring Energy Services Companies (ESE). This Resolution also aims to show the Government recommendation on the mandatory disclosure of energy bills by Public Administration, approved by Resolution of the Assembly of the Republic Nº. 114/2010, 29 October, as well as creating a White Certificates scheme for the Public sector.
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"93609","2011","National","Portugal","","Implementation of the Social Tariff","Taxes, fees and charges, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://dre.pt/application/file/65985960","/policy/implementation-social-tariff","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Ministry of Solidarity and Social Security","Establishes the procedures and the other conditions required for the assignment, application and maintaining social tariff established in the Decree-Law No. 138 -A / 2010 of December 28 , as amended by Decree Law No. 172/2014 of 14 November.
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"92407","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 88 ? Requirements for Energy Efficiency of Goods","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses, New buildings, Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/resolution-88-requirements-energy-efficiency-goods","Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Regional Development ","Establishes requirements of energy efficiency products, services, placing orders for those carried out for state or municipal entities such that public buildings must have an average energy efficiency class of not lower than class “B”.
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"93321","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 746 ? Subsidies for Regional Programmes for Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency ","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-746-subsidies-regional-programmes-energy-saving-and-energy-efficiency","Ministry of Energy ","This Resolution prescribes the procedures for granting subsidies from the federal budget to regional programs in the field of energy conservation and energy efficiency.
The level of co-financing of expenditure obligations for the program at the expense of the federal budget is 5 - 95 per cent of expenditure commitments under the program.
","","","","","Annual budget of capped at 500 million rubbles per Russian Subject (state). ","","","",""
"93539","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 602 - Approval of Requirements for Lighting Devices and Electric Bulbs Used in AC Circuits for Lighting Purposes ","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","","/policy/resolution-602-approval-requirements-lighting-devices-and-electric-bulbs-used-ac-circuits","","Requirements for lighting devices and electric bulbs used in AC circuits for lighting purposes.
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"93694","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 132-?? ? Tax Exemption for High Efficiency Equipment in Buildings ","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-132-tax-exemption-high-efficiency-equipment-buildings","Ministry of Finance ","Property tax exemption valid for three years with properties containing approved energy efficiency equipment as listed in Resolution No. 562.
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"93184","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 562 ? List for Facilities and Technologies with High Energy Efficiency Eligible for Investment Tax Credit","Tax relief, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-562-list-facilities-and-technologies-high-energy-efficiency-eligible-investment","","Provides investment tax loan for organizations that invest in specific energy efficient technologies and projects. The current revised list of eligible technologies consists of 56 items (used to be originally four).
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"91594","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Deployment of energy meters","Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/deployment-energy-meters","","Under the Federal Law No. 261-FZ ""On Energy Conservation and Increase of Energy Efficiency"" all energy resources produced, transmitted, and consumed are subject to compulsory accounting by virtue of the respective meters. This requirement covers all facilities connected to any centralized energy supply system. The Law sets deadlines for the installation of such meters with respect to different categories of buildings and structures:
By 1 January 2011 – installation of water, natural gas, thermal energy, electrical energy meters in commercial and industrial buildings and constructions.
Until 1 January 2011, all legal entities, government institutions shall be equipped with energy metering devices, and not later than a month after their installation, pay for the energy consumed based on the readings of the metering devices.
By 1 January 2012 – installation of collective and individual meters in dwelling houses and apartments.
Until 1 January 2012, all owners of residential houses and flats in multi-flat buildings shall have metering devices both in the building as a whole, and in each flat (except for thermal energy), with the right to apply to an energy supply organization for energy metering device installation on the terms of 5-year payment by instalments.
The law includes also the provision that buildings and structures after their completion, renovation or capital repairs are not fitted with energy resource metering equipment may not be commissioned (Art.11).
Because the meters are to be paid for by owners (residents) themselves this measure is linked with the possibility of entering into energy performance contracts.
Reference document:
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"92245","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 18 - Establishing Energy Efficiency Requirements for Buildings and Structures","Auditing, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/resolution-18-establishing-energy-efficiency-requirements-buildings-and-structures","Ministry of Regional Development","This Federal Law establishes energy efficiency requirements for buildings and structures for residential apartment buildings. Using baseline energy efficiency standards set in the 2009 Federal Law (261-??), energy consumption should be reduced every five years. The reductions are as follows:
2011 – 2015: No less than 15% reduction relative to baseline levels.
2016 – 2020: No less than 30% reduction relative to baseline levels.
2020 – Beyond: No less than 40% reduction relative to baseline levels.
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"91873","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 1203 ? Subsidies for Regional Improvement Programs on Energy Efficient Technologies ","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-1203-subsidies-regional-improvement-programs-energy-efficient-technologies","Ministry of Finance","These Regulations determine the procedure and conditions for the provision and distribution of subsidies from the federal budget to Russian Subjects on the implementation of regional programs to improve the energy efficiency;
The level of co-financing of expenditure obligations of the Russian Federation cannot be set higher than 95 percent and less than 5 per cent of the expenditure commitments.
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"93205","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Energy efficiency labelling","Endorsement label, Performance labels, Information and education","","","Computer, Cooking, Clothes washing, Television, Refrigeration, Plug loads, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Plug loads, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","","/policy/energy-efficiency-labelling-0","Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation","The Federal Law No. 261-FZ “On Energy Conservation and Increase of Energy Efficiency"" established a mandatory energy labelling scheme in Russia.
The Law obliges manufacturers or importers of certain types of goods to determine their energy efficiency class according to rules which are to be established by a state authority based on principles to be adopted by the Russian Government, and to make the relevant disclosure of such class in the technical documentation accompanying goods, as well as through markings and labels they carry.
These provisions will take effect with respect to household energy-consuming appliances from January 1, 2011, and to PCs, other computer hardware and office equipment from January 1, 2012. The Russian Government is to approve a list of other goods to be subject to these requirements.
The Russian labelling scheme was designed on the basis of the existing European energy-efficiency labelling scheme. Energy classes of devices are just like in the EU marked by Latin characters from A to G. The most energy effective appliances correspond to the first “A” class, the most energy consuming correspond to the last “G” class.
The information on energy efficiency of an appliance can be found not only in the technical specifications, but on a special label that manufacturer is obligated to place in a prominent place on the product.
The table includes product types covered by the mandatory energy efficiency labelling scheme in Russia:
Display
Flat Screen
Display
CRT
Low Pressure Sodium
Imaging Machine
Refrigerator
Incandescent
Oven
Microwave
Room AC
Cooktop/Hob
Dishwasher
Imaging Machine
Water Heater
Storage
Combination Clothes Washer/Dryer
Television
CRT
Freezer
Space Heater
Imaging Machine
Television
Flat Screen
Source: http://www.clasponline.org
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"92463","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 161 ? Energy Efficiency Classes for Apartment Buildings ","Information provision, Endorsement label, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education","","","Low energy, Other (building class), Energy class, Building end-uses, Energy class, Building end-uses","","/policy/resolution-161-energy-efficiency-classes-apartment-buildings","Ministry of Regional Development"," (*) - at the design stage - only the estimated value of the specific consumption of thermal energy for heating and ventilation.
Designation class
Name of the class energy effectiveness
The deviation values specific consumption of thermal energy heating, ventilation and hot Building on the rated supply Level,(%)*
For new and renovated buildings
A
Highest
less than -45
B ++
Elevated
from -36 to -45, inclusive
B +
from -26 to -35, inclusive
B
Tall
from -11 to -25, inclusive
C
Normal
from +5 to -10 inclusive
For existing buildings
D
Reduced
from 6 to 50 inclusive
E
Lower
more than 51
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"92138","2011","National","Russian Federation","","Phasing out of incandescent electric bulbs","Information provision, Advice/aid in implementation, Codes and standards, Information and education, Information and education, Regulatory instruments","","","Lamp technologies, Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.russianlawonline.com/law-firms-publications/new-developments-russian-legislation-saving-energy-increasing-energy-efficiency","/policy/phasing-out-incandescent-electric-bulbs","Ministry of Energy","The Federal Law No. 261-FZ “On Saving Energy and Increasing Energy Efficiency, and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” requires gradual phasing out of incandescent electric bulbs. Since 1 January 2011, it is prohibited to produce, import, sell 100 or more Watt incandescent bulbs. Since 1 January 2011, it is prohibited to purchase incandescent bulbs of any capacity used for lighting for government or municipal needs. An approximate deadline is specified for a potential prohibition of production, import and sale of 75 or more Watt incandescent bulbs - since 2013, and 25 or more Watt -since 2014.
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"93433","2011","National","Seychelles","","Energy Policy for the Republic of Seychelles 2010-2030
","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-policy-republic-seychelles-2010-2030","","The Seychelles Energy Policy for 2010-2030 was formally approved by the Cabinet and adopted as official government policy in 2010. It recommends a sustainable development of the energy sector focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy and reducing the dependence on oil to improve energy security. With an aim to diversify the energy supply, a 5% and 15% share of renewable energy is targeted for 2020 and 2030 respectively. The Energy Policy includes significant analysis of historical, existing and projected energy demand and supply, and proposes key changes to the institutional and regulatory framework for energy in the country, including strengthening the Seychelles Energy Commission, the creation of an independent energy regulator, and clearly defined IPP regulations to promote renewable energy development. The Energy Policy also represents the first formal recognition by the Government of Seychelles of the importance of renewable energy production. On the other hand, the Energy Policy is not a traditional policy or planning document and does not provide detailed targets, methods, or timeframes for instituting changes to energy management in the country. Four renewable energy technologies are identified that may be appropriate in the country: solar PV, wind, micro-hydro, and biomass/municipal solid waste.
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"93402","2011","National","Singapore","","Energy National innovation Challenge (NIC) Singapore","","Multi-sector","","","www.nrf.gov.sg ","/policy/energy-national-innovation-challenge-nic-singapore","National Research Foundation (NRF) ","Singapore allocated S$300m for the first National Innovation Challenge (NIC) on ""Energy Resilience for Sustainable Growth"".This challenge aims to encourage the development of innovative and cost-competitive energy solutions for deployment within 20 years to help Singapore improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase energy options.
","","","","","S$300m","","","",""
"91644","2011","National","Singapore","","Minimum Energy Performance Standards","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Lighting, Fittings and controls, Lamp technologies, Building end-uses, Lighting, Building end-uses, Lighting, Building end-uses","http://www.e2singapore.gov.sg/","/policy/minimum-energy-performance-standards","National Environment Agency (NEA)","The Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) were introduced in September 2011 for household air-conditioners and refrigerators to help consumers avoid being locked into high energy consumption and costs of the most inefficient appliances. MEPS removes the most inefficient models that fall short of specified minimum energy efficiency levels from the market. In doing so, consumers benefit from lifecycle cost savings. MEPS were introduced for clothes dryers in April 2014 and lamps in July 2015.
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"93211","2011","National","South Africa","","SANS 204: Energy Efficiency in Buildings","Building codes and standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","https://www.sabs.co.za/Sectors-and-Services/Services/Energy/index.asp","/policy/sans-204-energy-efficiency-buildings","South African Bureau of Standards","In summary it pecifies the design requirements for energy efficiency in buildings and of services in buildings with natural environmental control and artificial ventilation or air conditioning systems.
SANS 204-1: This standard provides the general requirements for energy efficiency. According to the approach used in the revised South African Building Regulations and the new building code (SANS 10400 series) performance parameters are outlined first. These are then followed by the route to demonstrate compliance, either by rational design or deemed-to-satisfy rules.
This first part of SANS 204 sets out general requirements for achieving energy efficiency in all types of buildings as performance parameters, and will eventually form part of the National Building Regulations. Parts 2 and 3, which deal with naturally ventilated buildings and artificially ventilated buildings, respectively, will eventually become part of the SANS 10400 National Building Code.
Part 2 of the standard covers naturally ventilated buildings (with natural environmental control), while Part 3 is for artificially ventilated buildings with artificial environmental control.
Part 3 is for buildings with a central HVAC system (that is, humidity, ventilation and air conditioning). Buildings without air conditioning are covered by Part 2, which includes buildings containing free-standing heating or cooling (in other words, not centralised) systems.
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"91577","2011","National","South Africa","","Integrated Resource Electricity Plan 2010 ? 2030","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.energy.gov.za/IRP/2010/IRP_2010.pdf ","/policy/integrated-resource-electricity-plan-2010-2030","Department of Energy ","The Integrated Resource Plan- Electricity 2010 (IRP 2010) supersedes the Energy Security Master Plan for Electricity which was approved by Cabinet in 2001. The IRP2010 determines the demand profile for electricity over the next 20 years and details how this demand can be most effectively met from different sources, such as nuclear energy, coal, gas and renewable energy.
The Plan also establishes a target of 1 million solar wat heaters to be installed by 2030 in South Africa.
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"93901","2011","National","Spain","","Labelling and information on energy consumption of Domestic Use Equipment","Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","","Royal Decree 1390/2011 of 14 October (Spanish Official Gazette, BOE, No. 249)","/policy/labelling-and-information-energy-consumption-domestic-use-equipment","Central government","Royal Decree 124/1994, of 28 January, regulates the labelling and the information relating to energy consumption and other resources in household use appliances. This royal decree makes up the Spanish regulatory framework to promote sustainability and provide the final consumer with uniform, comparable information on the energy consumption of these products, which enables to decide on better yield appliances. This regulation added to Spain’s internal law Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 indicating the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances by labelling and standard product information. This Directive has been amended by Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010, enlarging the scope of application to all energy-related products, and whose use may have either a significant direct or indirect impact of energy consumption.
These changes demand the amendment of Royal Decree 124/1994, through Royal Decree 1390/2011 of 14 October, through which Directive 2010/30/EU is added to Spain’s legal system. This provides a more coherent, simplified framework on labelling, aimed at improving product energy and environmental features and promoting its use by consumers.
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"93905","2011","National","Spain","","Labelling and information on energy consumption of Domestic Use Equipment","Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","","Royal Decree 1390/2011 of 14 October (Spanish Official Gazette, BOE, No. 249)","/policy/labelling-and-information-energy-consumption-domestic-use-equipment-0","Central government","Royal Decree 124/1994, of 28 January, regulates the labelling and the information relating to energy consumption and other resources in household use appliances. This royal decree makes up the Spanish regulatory framework to promote sustainability and provide the final consumer with uniform, comparable information on the energy consumption of these products, which enables to decide on better yield appliances. This regulation added to Spain’s internal law Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 indicating the consumption of energy and other resources of household appliances by labelling and standard product information. This Directive has been amended by Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010, enlarging the scope of application to all energy-related products, and whose use may have either a significant direct or indirect impact of energy consumption.
These changes demand the amendment of Royal Decree 124/1994, through Royal Decree 1390/2011 of 14 October, through which Directive 2010/30/EU is added to Spain’s legal system. This provides a more coherent, simplified framework on labelling, aimed at improving product energy and environmental features and promoting its use by consumers.
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"92883","2011","National","Spain","","Sustainable Economy Law","Regulatory instruments, Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2011-4117","/policy/sustainable-economy-law","Cabinet of Ministers","The Draft Bill for the Sustainable Economy Law has been drawn up as the cornerstone of the Spanish government's strategy to define the new growth model for the Spanish economy. It is formulated around three central themes: improvements to the economic environment, the promotion of competitiveness and the development of sectors working in the fight against climate change. As such, the law will stimulate R&D and innovation by increasing the percentage of corporate taxes that can be deducted for innovative activities. Specific measures will benefit companies in renewable energy, and other climate change mitigation sectors, including in energy efficiency and savings. The Sustainable Economy Law sets national targets in accordance with European objectives in renewable energy: a 20% share of renewable sources in energy consumption, including at least 10% of renewable sources in the transport sector.
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"92671","2011","National","Sweden","","The Fuels Act
","Regulatory instruments","Transport, Transport","","","http://www.energimyndigheten.se/Foretag/hallbara_branslen/Drivmedelslagen/ ","/policy/fuels-act","Swedish Energy Agency, Swedish Transport Agency","The Fuels Act (SFS 2011:319) came into force in May 2011 and implements Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive. The Act entails that fuel suppliers have to decrease GHG emissions from supplied fuels with 6 % until 2020, compared to fossil fuels in 2010. Fuel suppliers have to deliver annual reports to the Swedish Energy Agency on the origin and GHG emissions of the supplied fuels.
Detailed regulations in the Fuel Quality Directive, e.g. concerning calculation methods of the decrease in GHG emissions, are yet to be established at EU level.
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"92297","2011","National","Sweden","","The Super-Green Car Premium
","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","","http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/","/policy/super-green-car-premium","Swedish Transport Agency","The Super-Green Car Premium Ordinance (SFS 2011:1590) came into effect in January 2012 with the purpose of promoting the use and sales of highly fuel-efficient cars with low climate impact. A super-green car is a passenger car that complies with the EU's latest exhaust emissions limits and which emits no more than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (as of 2016). The super-green car premium is a subsidy that should cover possible additional costs of such cars - the maximum amount of the premium is SEK 40 000 per electric car and SEK 20 000 for hybrid cars. The premium is administered by the Swedish Transport Agency. In order to be granted the premium, the applicant cannot have received other public funding for the purchase of the same car.
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"93012","2011","National","Sweden","","Support for solar heating investments","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Utilities","","","http://www.boverket.se/Bidrag--Stod/Villa/Solvarmestod-nytt/; http://www.boverket.se/Global/Bidrag_o_stod/Dokument/Statistik/Solv%c3%a4rmest%c3%b6d%20SFS%202008","/policy/support-solar-heating-investments","National Board of Housing, Building and Planning","In 2009, the Swedish government introduced an investment support scheme for solar heating for all applicants, from private individuals to companies. The investment support corresponded to SEK 2.50/kWh/year of the production of the solar panels, calculated in terms of heat exchange. The investment subsidy was limited to a maximum of SEK 7 500 per apartment building, and a maximum of SEK 3 million per project. Funding was disbursed through provincial governments. Solar thermal collectors had to meet certain quality standards to qualify for the support, and had to be installed by a professional. The scheme ended in 2011. A total of SEK 77.4 million was disbursed.
The program was evaluated in 2012. The overall assessment was that the it was cost-effieicent. http://www.boverket.se/Global/Webbokhandel/Dokument/2012/Utvardering-av-...
","","","","","Total (2009-2011): SEK 77.4 million.; 2009: SEK 24.4 million; 2010: SEK 22.7 million; 2011: SEK 30.2 million; 2012 (applied before 31 Dec 2011): SEK 0.1 million.
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"91686","2011","National","Sweden","","Environmental Requirements in the Procurement of Vehicles
","Regulatory instruments","Transport","","","http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/","/policy/environmental-requirements-procurement-vehicles","Swedish Transport Agency","The Act on environmental requirements in the procurement of vehicles and certain public passenger transport services came into force 1 July 2011, aims at adapting the Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles. Public authorities who purchase cars or lease them for at least one year are to take into account the car's energy and environmental impact throughout their entire period of use in the procurement process. The energy and environmental impact can be specified in monetary terms and is to be included in the evaluation of tenders.
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"93376","2011","National","Sweden","","Infrastructure investment
","Infrastructure investments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Transport","","","https://www.trafikverket.se/resa-och-trafik/forskning-och-innovation/","/policy/infrastructure-investment","Swedish Transport Administration","In its plan for 2011 – 2014, the Swedish Transport Administration (including previously separate Swedish Board for Road Administration) aims at making the total energy usage of roads and railways more efficient. According to some estimates, 10 % of energy use in the transport sector originates from construction, maintenance, and operation of infrastructure. Measures include the choice and production of materials, and methods of construction. It also involves design and choices of speed limits. With a long-term perspective, the Swedish Transport Administration assumes it can influence the energy consumption of future transport systems at the planning, design or construction stage.
The Transport Administration has introduced energy efficiency as a focal area in its activities. The purpose is to find new measures for energy efficiency in investment projects which can be assumed to be disseminated. All subcontractors are encouraged to suggest more energy efficient methods for building roads and railways.
For several years, the Transport Administration has worked with a lighting strategy by switching off unnecessary lighting, introducing more energy efficient equipment, and by removing lighting from roads to bicycle and pedestrian paths.
Moreover, the operation and maintenance of infrastructure requires considerable amounts of energy, in the form of both fuel and electricity. The Swedish Transport Administration also develops energy procurement requirements and follow-ups on contractors and fuel use in various operational areas. Lighting and tunnel fans will be placed optimally and be fitted with timers. Climate-conscious road traffic management can also make a contribution. Service and maintenance must also be optimized to reduce the amount of energy consumed by transport and business.
In addition to these measures, eco-driving has been introduced on road ferries (e.g. cable ferries where appropriate), while energy efficiency is highlighted on airport services and harbors, e.g. lighthouses have been equipped with energy efficient lamps.
In rail transportation there is also significant scope for improvement. The Transport Administration estimates thanks to a pilot project in 2013 in the railway yard of city of Östersund, that installation of new switch equipment may save up to 50 % of energy used. This would imply a potential of 74 GWh in total in Sweden.
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"92350","2011","National","Turkey","","National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-2023","","","","","http://www.csb.gov.tr/db/iklim/editordosya/IDEP_ENG.pdf","/policy/national-climate-change-action-plan-2011-2023","Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, General Directorate of Environmental Management, ","In order to ensure implementation of the National Climate Change Strategy, the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) including strategic principles and goals on greenhouse gases emission control and adaptation to climate change for the period of 2011-2023 was prepared and published in July 2011.
The preparation of the Turkey’s NCCAP was based on the policy of the Ninth Development Plan (2007-2013) which states that: “Turkey’s national vision within the scope of Turkey’s circumstances, a National Action Plan setting greenhouse gas emission decrease policies and measures with the participation of all related stakeholders will be prepared to fulfil her commitments under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”. Therefore NCAAP was prepared on the basis of the sectors specified both in the Annex-A of the Kyoto Protocol and in the UNFCCC National Communication and Greenhouse Gas Inventory reporting formats, includes the goals and actions on energy, buildings, transportation, industry, waste, agriculture, land use and forestry, climate change adaptation and cross-cutting issues.
NCCAP enlists sets of objectives for energy, building, industry, transportation, waste, agriculture, land use and forestry sectors.
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"93476","2011","National","United Kingdom","","Plug-in Car Grant","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Other (non-engine component), Road transport, Transport end-uses, Transport (non-engine), Transport technologies","http://www.dft.gov.uk/topics/sustainable/olev/plug-in-car-grant","/policy/plug-car-grant","Department for Transport","Motorists purchasing a qualifying ultra-low emission car can receive a grant of 25 per cent towards the cost of the vehicle, up to a maximum of £5,000.
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"92137","2011","National","United Kingdom","","2nd National Energy Effciency Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48144/2289-uk-report-eu-enduse-esd.pdf","/policy/2nd-national-energy-effciency-action-plan","Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)","The UK's 2nd Energy Efficiency Action Plan (EEAP) brought together in one document all the then current and planned policies and measures the government and the Devolved Administrations have in place to improve energy efficiency. This updated the previous EEAP of 2007 and fulfilled the UK's obligation under the Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive (ESD) to report on progress towards an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9% by 2016. It was superseded by the 2014 Energy Efficiency Action Plan under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
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"92014","2011","National","United Kingdom","","Government Buying Standards","Procurement, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-procurement-the-government-buying-standards-gbs","/policy/government-buying-standards","Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra)","Government Buying Standards are designed to make it easier for government buyers to buy sustainably. They include official specifications, including energy efficiency , that all government buyers must follow when procuring a range of products; information about sustainable procurement and how to apply it when buying; and direct links to websites with lists of products that meet the standards
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"92524","2011","State/Provincial","United States","","Wisconsin Energy Efficiency Obligation ","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/state-ee-policy-inventory-for-midwestern-states-through-2010/?sf_action=get_results&_sf_s=policy+grid","/policy/wisconsin-energy-efficiency-obligation","","In 2011, the government of Wisconsin introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors, covering electricity and gas. Obligated parties include electricity and natural gas utilities. The obligation seeks to achieve an energy savings per year of 1 063 GWh.
The current number of energy efficiency measures in Focus is 1 071. In addition there are 15 renewable energy measures. The current listing of those measures is in the TRM, which includes many but not all measures.
Calculated savings are based upon deemed savings. Statewide energy efficiency programmes are evaluated by an independent third party hired by the Commission to evaluate programmes by measuring their impact and cost-effectiveness. Utility programs beyond the statewide requirements are also required to be independently evaluated.
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"93764","2011","National","United States","","Better Buildings Initiative ","Information and education, Basic research, Deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/","/policy/better-buildings-initiative","U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)","Better Buildings aims to make commercial, public, industrial, and residential buildings 20 percent more energy efficient over the next decade. This means saving billions of dollars on energy bills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating thousands of jobs. Through Better Buildings, public and private sector organizations across the country are working together to share and replicate positive gains in energy efficiency. The Energy Department is currently pursuing strategies within 4 interrelated key areas to catalyze change and investment in energy efficiency:
Developing innovative, replicable solutions with market leaders
Making energy efficiency investment easier
Developing a skilled clean energy workforce
Leading by example in federal government.
Major initiative under the Better Buildings Initiative include:
Better Buildings Accelerators are designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches, which will accelerate investment in energy efficiency upon successful demonstration. Initiated under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan in 2013, each Accelerator is a targeted, short term, partner-focused activity designed to address persistent barriers that stand in the way of greater efficiency.
Current accelerators include:
Smart Labs
Zero Energy Districts
Clean Energy for Low Income Communities
Combined Heat and Power for Efficiency
Data Centers
Energy Savings Performance Contracting
Home Energy Information
Home Upgrade Program
Industrial Superior Energy Performance
Outdoor Lighting
Wastewater Infrastructure
Energy Data
Better Buildings Alliance - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Better Buildings Alliance to bring together leaders from the nation’s commercial building industry to share and advance solutions in energy efficiency. Through the Alliance, building owners, operators, and managers in different market sectors voluntarily work with DOE’s network of research and technical experts to develop and deploy innovative, cost-effective, energy-saving solutions that lead to advanced technologies, more profitable businesses, and better buildings. There are now more than 200 companies and organizations in the alliance representing more than 10 billion square feet of real estate. These partners have identified and implemented a variety of energy efficiency solutions and achieved substantial energy savings in their buildings.
Better Buildings Challenge - Leading CEOs and executives of U.S. companies, universities, school districts, multifamily organizations, and state and local government are taking the Better Buildings Challenge and committing to reduce the energy used across their building portfolios by 20 percent or more over ten years and transparently showcase the solutions they use and the results they achieve to help spur billions in new investment and savings in commercial buildings, multifamily housing, and industrial plants. Better Plants Program - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Program and Challenge (Better Plants) is working with leading manufacturers to improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector. Better Plants is part of DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative, a multi-sector effort with the overarching goal of significantly improving the energy efficiency of commercial, residential, and industrial buildings in the United States. Through the Better Plants program, manufacturers set a specific goal, typically to reduce energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period across all their U.S. operations. Industrial organizations may also commit to the higher-level Better Plants Challenge and share their energy performance data and energy-efficiency solutions—in addition to setting an energy-saving goal—so that many more companies can see a pathway to savings. Better Communities Alliance - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Communities Alliance (BCA) is a partnership that brings together public and private sector leaders to deliver energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy solutions that create cleaner and more prosperous communities for all Americans. The BCA provides local governments with integrated expertise, resources, and peer-networking opportunities from across the government, nonprofit, philanthropic, and private sectors. As part of the department’s Better Buildings Initiative, BCA is a national leadership program calling on companies, state and local governments, manufacturers, universities and schools, to make substantial commitments to improve the energy usage in buildings, homes, and plants to save money and increase competitiveness.
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"93865","2011","National","Moldova, Republic of","","National Energy Efficiency Program 2011-2020","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","Other","http://lex.justice.md/ru/340940/","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-program-2011-2020","Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Agency, Moldova, Energy Efficiency Fund","Complementing the Energy Strategy of Moldova until 2030 are the National Energy Efficiency Program (NEEP) 2011-2020, the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAP) 2013-2015, 2016-2018 and the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) 2013-2020. The NEEP, NEEAPs and NREAP were designed in accordance with Moldova’s commitments under the Energy Community Treaty.
Aiming at reduction of the energy and energy resources import dependence and of the negative impact of the energy sector on the climate change, the Program defined the following overall targets for Moldova, considering as the base year – 2009, if not specified otherwise:
• Increase in efficiency of the total primary energy consumption by 20% by 2020;
• Increase of RES share in the total energy mix from 6% in 2010 to up to 20% in 2020;
• Increase of biofuels share in the total fuel consumption to at least 10% by 2020;
• reduction by 2020 of at least 25% of GHG emissions, compared to the base year 1990.
NEEP 2011-2020 targets are due to be revised based on the:
- Assessments of the Energy Efficiency Action Plans of each Contracting Party performed and published by the Energy Community Secretariat in 2014 (Annex 4/32nd PHLG/03-03-2014);
- Decision of the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community D/2015/08/MC-EnC of 16 October 2015 on the implementation of the Directive 2012/27/EU of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC.
The indicative 2020 target for final energy saving has been proposed in the NEEAP 2016-2020 basing on the ESD and is 167.2 ktoe (2016 - 92.9 ktoe).
With the new 2018 Law on energy efficiency (which transposes the Energy Efficiency Directive 27/2012/EU), Moldovan authorities plan to abolish the NEEP as a planning document, further relying exclusively on NEEAPs.
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"93847","2011","National","Tajikistan","","Programme for Efficient Use of Hydropower Resources and Energy 2012-2016","Strategic planning","Industry","","Industry end-uses","mkur.tj%2Fdoc%2F1%2F2%2F7%2F1_%25D0%259F%25D1%2580%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%2520%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%2520%25D1%258D%25D1%2584%25D1%2584%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BA%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0","/policy/programme-efficient-use-hydropower-resources-and-energy-2012-2016","Ministry of Energy and Water Resource of the Republic of Tajikistan","This program covers the main directions of effective use of hydropower resources:
- implementation of plans and activities in the field of energy efficiency and energy saving
- rational use of electricity and reduction of energy losses,
- determination of state policy on achieving energy independence.
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"92723","2010","State/Provincial","","","Smart Grids","","Utilities","","","","/policy/smart-grids","Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, Dubai Water and Electricity Authority","ADWEA, the largest utility in the UAE, has largely completed roll-out of smart meters across its distribution zone of 680,000 consumer points, with an extensive wireless mesh linking into a fibre optic system. This provides the capability to capture and analyse consumption data at time intervals as low as every 15 minutes and to use data for baselining the effectiveness of new demand-side-management initiatives.
DEWA, Dubai’s utility, has launched a 10,000 smart meter pilot program.
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"92746","2010","State/Provincial","","","Green Building Codes","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Buildings","","","http://upc.gov.ae/?lang=en-US","/policy/green-building-codes","Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (Estidama), Dubai Municipality","In 2010, the emirate of Abu Dhabi implemented the first mandatory sustainability building standards and rating system (Pearl 1 - 5) in the region, called Estidama, adapted to the local climate from leading international references. The programme sets a minimum standard (Pearl 1) for all new construction in the emirate, which has reduced energy and water consumption by over 33% from the pre-Estidama baseline.
All government and government-funded buildings are furthermore required to achieve Pearl 2 rating. The system also sets sustainability standards for public spaces and planned developments, including mixed-use zoning, shading, and public transport links. For instance, the entire Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi’s flagship development, which will host the Louvre and hundreds of thousands of residents, will conform to the community standard. Ratings are validated pre- and post-construction by government inspection. Dubai will implement a green building code in 2014.
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"93423","2010","National","Albania","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2010-2018","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.energy-community.org/pls/portal/docs/1138177.PDF","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2010-2018","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2010-2018 contains targets and roadmap to how improve energy efficiency in all sectors in Albania. The document is consistent with outlines of the EU Directive 2006/32/EC on energy efficiency end use and energy services, Directive 2002/91/EC on energy performance building and Directive 92/75/EC.
By 2018 Albania plans to achieve energy savings targets as follows: residential sector – 22%, Services – 19%, Industry – 25%, Transport – 31 %, Agriculture – 3% taking data on energy consumption from 2008 as a baseline.
In order to reach this targets Albania will transposes into its national law EU Directives on energy efficiency and energy sector. Thus, needed legislative and institutional framework will be created. Modernization of the existing system will allow increasing national energy efficiency indicators. Funds for energy efficiency projects will be released.
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"93388","2010","National","Argentina","","Program for Rational and Efficient Use of Energy in Public Buildings","Information and education","Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://energia3.mecon.gov.ar/home/eficiencia.php","/policy/program-rational-and-efficient-use-energy-public-buildings","Secretaria de Energia","This program was established under the National Program for Rational and Efficient Use of Energy. The aim is to implement energy efficiency measures in national public buildings, to address lack of knowledge on the energy usage of these buildings, to control and reduce the consumption of electricity and natural gas, to build capacity of national public administration staff, to standardise the management system, to establish recommendations and implement energy efficiency measures. The Secretaria de Energia (Ministry of Energy) provides technical support and has developed a document with energy efficiency recommendations for public sector buildings.
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"93564","2010","National","Armenia","","The Action Plan of the Government of Republic of Armenia Aimed at the Implementation of the National Program on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy of Republic of Armenia","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.minenergy.am/en/en/2010-06-13-18-18-00","/policy/action-plan-government-republic-armenia-aimed-implementation-national-program-energy-saving","Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources","Government of the Republic of Armenia sees energy security, sustainable economic development and environment protections as priorities of the country. The most cost effective why of achieving these goals is to focus on energy efficiency actions and renewable energy deployment.
Armenia has significant potential for Energy Efficiency. According to studies than for the purpose of National Program on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy Armenia has capability to save annually 132 billion AMD on EE, which is equivalent to 4,95% of its GDP.
Action Plan is a document outlining in a very detailed manner how Republic of Armenia can reach its maximum EE and RE potential.
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"94051","2010","National","Australia","","National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)","Voluntary approaches, Voluntary codes and standards","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Ventilation, Water heating, Lighting, Building vintage, Existing buildings, New buildings","https://www.nabers.gov.au/","/policy/national-australian-built-environment-rating-system-nabers","","
Abstract
Star rating covering energy use, water use and waste. It does this by using measured and verified performance information, such as utility bills, and converting them into an easy to understand star rating scale from one to six stars. For example, a 6 star rating demonstrates market-leading performance, while a 1 star rating means the building or tenancy has considerable scope for improvement
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing non-residential
Policy Requirement Level
Voluntary
Governance
Development Authority: NABERS National Administrator, NSW Government, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Implementation Authority: NABERS National Administrator, NSW Government, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Verification Authority: NABERS National Administrator, NSW Government, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Enforcement Authority: NABERS National Administrator, NSW Government, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Compliance path
End-uses considered:
Appliances, Space cooling, Space heating, Water heating, Lighting interior, Ventilation, Equipment
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
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"94052","2010","National","Australia","","Commercial Building Disclosure Program 2010","Voluntary approaches, Public voluntary programmes","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Ventilation, Water heating, Lighting","http://cbd.gov.au/","/policy/commercial-building-disclosure-program-2010","Australian Government","
Abstract
The Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program requires energy efficiency information to be provided in most cases when commercial office space of 1000 square metres or more is offered for sale or lease. The aim is to improve the energy efficiency of Australia's large office buildings and to ensure prospective buyers and tenants are informed. The CBD Program is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). It was established by the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 and is managed by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy.
A short, 90-second video outlining the CBD Program can be found here.
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing non-residential
Policy Requirement Level
Mandatory
Governance
Development Authority: Australian Department of Industry and Science
Implementation Authority: Australian Department of Industry and Science
Verification Authority: Australian Department of Industry and Science
Enforcement Authority: Australian Department of Industry and Science
Compliance path
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
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"92287","2010","National","Australia","","6 Star NatHERS Rating for Buildings","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Non-residential, Other services and industrial, Buildings, Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.nathers.gov.au/","/policy/6-star-nathers-rating-buildings","Department of the Environment and Energy","The Building Code Australia (BCA) has energy efficiency provisions for all building classifications. Australia revised the BCA to account for energy efficiency as part of its strategic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
To complement passage of the housing provisions, Australian governments agreed to implement a consistent Nation-wide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) to enable householders to assess the energy efficiency of houses and make more informed choices about housing purchases and renovation.
The Commonwealth Government administers NatHERS on behalf of States and Territories.
Energy efficiency provisions for detached and semi-detached dwellings were included in the BCA on 1 January 2003. From 1 May 2006, the provisions were increased to a nominal 5 star NatHERS rating. In April 2009 the Council of Australian Governments requested the ABCB to increase the standard for new residential buildings in the BCA to a six-star NatHERS energy rating or equivalent, and include standards for water heaters and lighting. These measures were successfully incorporated into the BCA 2010 edition. All measures were subject to regulatory impact analysis.
Since the BCA is a performance based Code, builders and designers have the option of meeting these standards in one of two ways:
by following the prescriptive ""deemed-to-satisfy"" provisions; or
by achieving the required house energy rating using an accredited software tool.
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"92958","2010","National","Australia","","Low Carbon Communities","Economic instruments, Direct investment, Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Buildings, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Lighting","www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/low-carbon-communities.aspx","/policy/low-carbon-communities","Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency","Low Carbon Communities was a program originally to span four years which aimed at supporting communities to take action on climate change and reduce their energy costs through energy efficient upgrades to street lighting, community facilities and council buildings. Low Carbon Communities originally provided competitive grants to local councils and operators of community facilities via three funding streams: 1. Small scale grants of up to AUD 500,000 for local councils to reduce energy consumption in council buildings and facilities such as outdoor lighting. 2. Large scale grants of up to AUD 5 million for operators of community facilities to invest in energy efficient upgrades such as the installation of cogeneration or new heating and air conditioning. 3. Greener Suburbs grants of up to AUD 500,000 for councils to implement capacity building and demonstration projects that improve the use of parks and green spaces in urban areas.The Low Carbon Communities program was then expanded to provide funding through competitive grants to local councils and communities to improve energy efficiency in council and community-use buildings and facilities, and to assist low-income households. The funding was increased from AUD 80 million to AUD 330 million was then divided into three funding streams: 1. AUD 200 million for the Community Energy Efficiency Program which will support energy efficiency upgrades to council and community-use buildings, facilities and lighting. 2. AUD 100 million for the Low Income Energy Efficiency Program which will support a range of community organisations, local councils and energy service companies to trial energy efficiency approached in low income households. 3. AUD30 million for the Home Energy Saver Scheme (formerly the household Energy and Financial Sustainability Scheme) to assist low income households find more sustainable ways to manage their energy consumption. The Low Carbon Communities has now been re-designed and expanded as part of the Clean Energy Future package in July 2011 to become four distinct programs no longer under the umbrella of 'Low Carbon Communities': 1. AUD200 million Community Energy Efficient Program; 2. AUD100 million Low Income Energy Efficiency Program; 3. AUD30 million Home Energy Saver Scheme; and 4. the Charities Maritime and Aviation Support Program. The program in its new format of 4 different programs has been now extended from 30 June 2014 to 30 June 2016.
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"92633","2010","National","Australia","","Greenhouse intensive water heater phase-out","Regulatory instruments, Information provision, Information and education, Information and education","","","Water heating, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://ee.ret.gov.au/energy-efficiency/water-heaters/phase-out-greenhouse-intensive-hot-water-heaters","/policy/greenhouse-intensive-water-heater-phase-out","Department of Industry","The phase out of greenhouse intensive hot water was an element of the National Hot Water Strategic Framework was agreed by the Ministerial Council on Energy in December 2008.
The greenhouse intensive water heater phase-out was designed to deliver on a commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions from the Australian residential sector and assist householders to reduce energy costs. Water heating consumes around 25% of total household energy and greenhouse intensive, electric resistance water heaters are installed in around 50% of Australia's 8 million homes.
The phase-out will prohibit the installation of electric resistance water heaters and drive the water heating market to low emission / low energy consumption technologies such as air sourced heat pumps, solar and gas. The phase out in existing homes is estimated to save approximately 51.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over ten years. Implementation nationally will result in the largest reduction in greenhouse gases in 2020 of any single initiative of the appliance energy efficiency program - 4% of Australia's projected greenhouse gas abatement.
Program was implemented through a staged process between 2010-2012, focusing on new and existing detached, row and terrace houses, and new flats and apartments with access to piped gas. Implementation occured through regulations in the building code for new homes, and State and Territory plumbing codes for existing homes.
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"92897","2010","National","Australia","","Australian Carbon Trust - Energy Efficiency Trust","Advice/aid in implementation, Grants/subsidy, Demonstration, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Research, development and deployment","Non-residential, Other services and industrial, Cross-industry, Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings, Industry","","","www.climatechange.gov.au/en/government/initiatives/low-carbon-australia.aspx","/policy/australian-carbon-trust-energy-efficiency-trust","Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency|Low Carbon Australia","Low Carbon Australia (formerly the Australian Carbon Trust) was announced by the Australian Government in May 2009. Low Carbon Australia was established to further support action on climate change by business.Low Carbon Australia manages the Energy Efficiency Trust initiative demonstrating innovative approaches to energy efficiency investment by business with the aim of showcasing and mainstreaming these approaches across the private sector. Low Carbon Australia brings together public and private seed funding, business skills and culture and technical knowledge to leverage investment in energy efficiency activities in commercial buildings and other business operations.By showcasing commercially viable energy efficiency opportunities, the Energy Efficiency Trust increases awareness among businesses of the benefits of energy efficiency and facilitate the growth of private sector capacity.
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"92436","2010","National","Australia","","Carbon Neutral Program","Information and education, Endorsement label, Performance labels, Information and education","Cross-industry, Other services and industrial, Non-residential, Industry, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","","http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/carbon-neutral/carbon-neutral-program","/policy/carbon-neutral-program","Department of the Environment and Energy","The Carbon Neutral Program provided a voluntary certification process for organisations that have carbon neutral products or operations under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). This program commenced on 1 July 2010 and replaces the 'Australian Government's Greenhouse Friendly™ initiative (2001 to 2010).
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"93186","2010","National","Austria","","Austrian Energy Strategy","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bmwfj.gv.at/Ministerium/Staatspreise/Documents/energiestrategie_oesterreich.pdf","/policy/austrian-energy-strategy","","In April 2009 a participative process to work out the Austrian Energy Strategy (“Energiestrategie Österreich”) has been launched. For about one year some 180 representatives from the fields of science, economy and environment, from society and the administrative sector discussed intensely on preconditions and policies for a sustainable energy system and eventually developed 39 clusters of measures. These measures were then analysed and evaluated by four specialised institutions (Austrian Energy Agency, Austrian Federal Environment Agency, Energie-Control GmbH, consortium of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research).
The Energy Strategy indicates which strategic priorities and measures are appropriate to achieve these objectives by the year 2020 and simultaneously shows how energy can be provided and used in an environmentally compatible, safe and affordable way.
According to the EU energy and climate package adopted in December 2008 Austria is obligated to:
• increase the share of renewable energy to 34%; • reduce of the greenhouse gas emissions in sectors not subject to emissions trading by at least 16%; • achieve 20% growth in energy efficiency.
To cope with these challenges Austria’s new energy strategy aims at:
• Increasing energy efficiency; • Promoting and intensifying renewable energy; • Guaranteeing energy supply for the long term.
Renewable energy
The generation of electricity from renewables is to experience a significant extension; utilising the potential of hydropower, wind power, biomass and photovotaic. As to heat supply, the objective is the substitution of fossil energy sources by renewable energy sources and the use of waste heat (district heating in cities and the use of biomass in rural areas).
Safe energy supply systems
Energy supply is to be guaranteed by the consistent development of renewable energies, long-term availability of conventional energy sources as well as efficient electricity transmission and distribution grids. For grids, the focus is on the expansion and modernisation of electricity, gas, district heating and cooling systems, as well as on smart grids and smart metering.
Impacts
The quantitative analysis shows that, if the major part of the proposed package of measures is implemented, the above-mentioned targets (1,100 PJ; 34% renewable energy as well as -16% GHG emissions) can be achieved or surpassed.
Furthermore, it becomes apparent that also in 2020 room heat and mobility will play the most important role in final energy consumption. A vital condition for reaching the reduction target is the adoption of a Federal Climate Protection Act with clearly set responsibilities. By implementing the Energy Strategy up to 80,000 jobs could be safeguarded and newly created.
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"92335","2010","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Freight Transport Infrastructure Investment - Flanders","Infrastructure investments, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Industry","","","www.flanderslogistics.be","/policy/freight-transport-infrastructure-investment-flanders","","As the logistics sector accounts for 5% of GDP in Flanders, innovations in this sector are key for the economic development of the region. In 2010 Flanders launched the ""Flanders logistics"" programme, that aims at further developing the region as a center of logistical activity.
One of the main objectives of this plan is to install a multimodal, sustainable and smart transportsystem. In this respect, large investment programmes are being implemented e.g. to enhance the accessibility of canals by raising the height of bridges or PPP programmes to develop waterside areas for economic activities. Flanders logistics is subdivided into Flanders land logistics, Flanders port area, Flanders inland shipping network and Flanders air transport network.
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"93304","2010","National","Canada","","Alberta Energy Efficiency for Commercial and Institutional Buidlings Carbon Offset Protcol","Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/8295.pdf","/policy/alberta-energy-efficiency-commercial-and-institutional-buidlings-carbon-offset-protcol","","Offset project proponents may use this quantification protocol to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions reductions associated with energy efficiency measures implemented in commercial and institutional buildings. To date, three projects have been registered under the commercial and instiutional energy efficiency protocol with 124,375 tonnes being submitted for compliance. The department reviews offset projects that have been submitted for compliance with the regulation on an annual basis. The department also conducts audits on a sample size of offset projects submitted for compliance. If errors are detected the offset credits are revoked and facilities are required to come into compliance by paying into the Fund. There may be administrative penalties issued.
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"93646","2010","National","Canada","","Canada's Action on Climate Change","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://climatechange.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=en&n=e18c8f2d-1","/policy/canadas-action-climate-change","Government of Canada","Canada has set a national target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, inscribed in the Copenhagen Accord. The Government of Canada's approach on climate change is based on alignment with the U.S., as appropriate for the Canadian context, given the integration of the North American economy. To achieve its reduction target, the Government of Canada is pursuing a sector-by-sector regulatory approach to address GHG emissions from major-emitting sectors. Steps have already been taken to address GHG emissions from the transportation and electricity sectors, two of the largest sources of GHG emissions in Canada. GHG emissions standards are in place for new cars and light trucks (2011-16 model years). More stringent GHG standards are being developed for cars and light duty trucks (2017-2025 model years). A requirement is also in place (as of December 2010) for an average of 5% renewable fuel content in gasoline and, as of July 2011, 2% renewable fuel content for diesel and heating oil. Standards are also being developed to reduce GHG emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles of the 2014 and later model years; proposed regulations were published in April 2012. The Government of Canada also published proposed regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired electricity generation in August 2011. These are expected to be finalized in 2012, and would come into effect in 2015. The Government is now moving forward to address GHG emissions for other major-emitting sectors, including the oil and gas sector. 2012 projections show that existing and announced federal measures, combined with actions by the provinces and territories on climate change, are expected to bring Canada’s 2020 emissions to 720 megatonnes, or half way to meeting the 17 percent target.
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"92439","2010","State/Provincial","Canada","","British Columbia Power Smart Express","Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation, Fiscal/financial incentives, Information and education, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/business/commercial/power_smart_partners/psp_express.html","/policy/british-columbia-power-smart-express","BC Hydro","This Program helps British Columbia businesses reduce their operating costs through the implementation of energy-efficiency projects (lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, ice-making machines) by offering incentives that can help cover up to 75% of the cost of the project.
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"92352","2010","State/Provincial","Canada","","Power Smart_Water & Energy Saver Program (Manitoba)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Space heating, Water heating, Building systems, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","","/policy/power-smartwater-energy-saver-program-manitoba","Manitoba Hydro","This Program offers free Power Smart Water and Energy Saver Kits that help residents save water and energy, while reducing their carbon footprint. Each kit contains 1-2 low-flow showerheads; 2 low-flow faucet aerators; 3 metres of water heater pipe wrap; Teflon tape; and a refrigerator/freezer thermometer.
$2.0 million allocated for fiscal year 2015.
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"92621","2010","National","Chile","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2020 (PAEE20) ","","Multi-sector","","","http://united4efficiency.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Plan-de-accion-de-eficiencia-energetica-2020-1-1.pdf","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-2020-paee20","Ministry of Energy","The 2012 National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2020 (PAEE20) established the pillars for efficient energy use in the country and a target of 12% energy reduction by 2020.
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"93922","2010","National","China","","GB 12021.3-2010:The minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for room air conditioners","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Minimum energy performance standard","Buildings","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","","/policy/gb-120213-2010the-minimum-allowable-values-energy-efficiency-and-energy-efficiency-grades","General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China","Applies to air-cooling condensor, completely closed type electric motor-compressor type AC, whose cooling capacity is below 14000W and climate type is T1. Doest Not apply to multi-split, portable and variable speed room air conditioners. Unitary type: • EER 2.90; Split type: • CC ≤ 4500, EER 3.20; • 4500","","26-02-2010","","","","","","",""
"92242","2010","National","China","","Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-efficiency-obligation-3","The Regulatory Assistance Project","In 2010, China introduced energy efficiency obligations to attain 14 578 GWh of energy savings per year, achieving an incremental energy savings of 0.04% per year in comparison to total fuel consumption. Electricity used in all sectors are covered in this policy. The obligated parties include government-owned grid companies. Obligated grid companies must reach a savings a 0.3% of electricity sales in the previous year and a load reduction by at least 0.3% of maximum load in the previous year.
There are no specific eligible energy efficiency measures. 100% of savings can only be claimed if audited by third party or recorded by equipment. Obligated parties may purchase savings from customers and ESCOs under bilateral contracts. No financial penalties but general rules of compliance apply.
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"92474","2010","National","China","","Demand-Side Management Implementation Measures","Other regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","","https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/dsm.pdf","/policy/demand-side-management-implementation-measures","National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)","The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) mandate requires utilities to develop end-use energy efficiency and load management systems and achieve annual electricity savings of at least 0.3% and reduce peak demand by 0.3%, while encouraging planning to ensure optimal efficiency investment though strategic planning. Once this energy efficiency is achieved, this measure is expected to be revised to require companies to acquire all cost-effective end use energy efficiency resources that are available.
The effective implementation of DSM requires the cooperation of consumer end-users as well as the support of provincial utilities and authorities. The policy supports incentives for pricing at peaks, seasonal pricing, reliability pricing, and interruptable load pricing.
These pricing measures are found in the context of -
Environmental Impacts
Power Sector Reform
Growing Power Shortages
Bridging the Gap: Supply-Side Resources
Demand Side Resources
Table of Contents:
1. Benefits of DSM
2. China's Experience with DSM
3. Barriers to and Recommendations for DSM
4. Conclusions
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"93627","2010","National","Denmark","","National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-energy-action-plan-nreap-2","Ministry for Climate and Energy","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Denmark renewable energy 2020 targets:
Overall target: 30% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and Cooling: 40% of demand met by renewable energy sources;
Electricity: 52% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources;
Measures to support sustainable development of renewable energies:
Governmental investment in research, development and demonstration projects;
Efforts for increase of energy efficiency in buildings;
Energy savings efforts on national and local levels;
Price subsidies for energy generation from RES;
Financial support for mini and micro installations;
Biofuel blending obligations;
Tax reliefs;
The ultimate goal of Denmark is to become independent of fossil fuels. Shortly after creation of NREAP Denmark drafted and adopted “Energy Strategy 2050” which outlines plan how Denmark will achieve its energy independence.
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"91989","2010","National","Denmark","","Danish Energy Saving Trust","Strategic planning, Information provision, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/danish-energy-saving-trust","Danish Energy Saving Trust, Danish Energy Agency","The purpose of the Energy Saving Trust is to promote energy savings through campaigns, market introductions, dissemination of knowledge and other market influencing initiatives. The scope of the Trust deals with all energy types and sectors excluding transport. The Energy Saving Trust supersedes the Electricity Saving Trust, which focused on electricity savings in private households and the public sector.
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"91913","2010","National","Denmark","","The Energy Saving Council","Strategic planning, Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/energy-saving-council","Danish Energy Agency","The aim of the Energy Saving Council is to advice the Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, and the Danish Energy Agency on the organisation of the Danish energy saving efforts. In addition, the council should assist in achieving an optimal coordination of energy saving activities - in particular in terms of the coordination between the Danish Energy Saving Trust, the grid and distribution companies as well as the Danish Energy Agency. The council consists of members from different organisations related to the work on energy saving actitivies. The members are appointed by the Minister. This group takes over from local energy conservation committees as well as the Coordination Committee which were enacted through the Act on the Promotion of Savings in Energy Consumption; and the Action Plan for Renewed Energy Conservation respectively.
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"93324","2010","National","Denmark","","Act on the Energy Saving Program 2010-2020","","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/act-energy-saving-program-2010-2020","Danish Energy Agency","This Act is a revision of the Act on the promotion af Savings in Energy Consumption. The revised act entails a long term energy savings programme covering the period 2010 to 2020. The goal is to achieve a more coordinated, efficient, and effective approach to energy savings within all sectors except transport. The foundation of the Energy Saving Trust is in parts of this program.
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"93403","2010","National","Denmark","","Energy saving agreement with grid and distribution companies","","Utilities","","","www.ens.dk","/policy/energy-saving-agreement-grid-and-distribution-companies","Danish Energy Agency","The framework for the saving effort of the energy companies is formulated in an agreement between the network and distribution companies and the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy dated 13 November 2012 and replaces the previous agreement of November 2009. The overall objective of the scheme is that utility companies are to help increase the overall savings efforts, focusing on achieving energy savings in final energy consumption, which would not have been realised without the involvement of the companies. The utility companies have freedom of methodology in order to deliver savings in the most cost effective way. This includes allowing utility companies to carry out saving measures outside of their own supply area, and outside of their own energy type. The total savings target for the scheme is annual savings of 6.1 PJ, equivalent to approximately 1.5 pct of the total final energy consumption in Denmark. In the context of the energy agreement from March 2012 grid and distribution companies increased their savings commitment to the existing agreement from 2009. Under the agreement, the companies must realize energy savings totaling 10.7 PJ (petajoules) in 2013 and 2014 and 12.2 PJ in 2015.
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"92842","2010","National","Finland","","Energy Labeling of Passenger Cars","Information provision, Endorsement label, Public voluntary programmes, Voluntary approaches, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education, Voluntary approaches","","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.lvm.fi/web/en/home","/policy/energy-labeling-passenger-cars","Finnish Transport Safety Agency","Starting in 2010, a voluntary energy label for new passenger cars offers customers information about the level of energy efficiency and CO2 emissions of new cars. The energy label groups cars into seven different categories according to their CO2 emissions, and helps customers choose less-polluting and more efficient vehicles. It also sends a message to the vehicle retailer, manufacturer and electricity producer on the importance of energy efficiency and the environment.
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"92411","2010","National","Finland","","A Group of Energy Efficiency Measures in Agriculture","Fiscal/financial incentives, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Economic instruments, Voluntary approaches","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.mmm.fi/en/index/frontpage.html","/policy/group-energy-efficiency-measures-agriculture","Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry","This group consists of five PAMs.1. Biomass boiler houses in farms: support fuel conversion from oil to biomass2. Fresh grain silos: Support to fresh grain silos (drying of grain avoided)3. Energy efficinecy of unheated cattle buildings and heat recovery in pig farms: Support to investments to unheated cattle buildings and heat recovery from pig slurr4. Farm reparcelling: Support to farm reparcelling leading to reduced farm traffic5. Farm Energy Programme and energy advice to the farms
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"91630","2010","National","Finland","","Government Decision on Energy Efficiency Measures","Information provision, Fiscal/financial incentives, Direct investment, Information and education, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","https://www.tem.fi/en/energy/energy_efficiency/government_decision_on_energy_efficiency_measures","/policy/government-decision-energy-efficiency-measures","Ministry of Employment and the Economy","On 4 February 2010, the Finnish Government passed a resolution on energy saving and energy efficiency measures to be implemented during the current decade. This government decision is based on a June 2009 report by a broad-based Energy Efficiency Committee, appointed by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.The energy efficiency measures form an updated Action Plan for Energy Efficiency to 2020 and implement the objectives of the Long-Term Climate and Energy Strategy. The target is to decrease the final energy consumption by 37 TWh in 2020 as compared to the baseline scenario. The resolution contains 125 measures, with some continuations of existing policy, some to be implemented by the end of 2011, and others to be impelemented between 2011 and 2020. Measures to be implemented by the end of 2011 include:
Research and innovation: Connecting and helping actors promoting energy efficiency innovation, and launching a research initiative with a strong emphasis on energy efficiency
Communication, advice and education: Developing a system for providing consumers with energy-related advice, an advisory network on renovation and construction, as well as requiring energy companies to provide information on energy consumption and introducing energy efficiency classifications for cars.
Communities: The Ministry of Environment will support communities in drawing up regional energy and climate strategies, as well as alternative energy and community technologies.
Buildings: Strengthening regulations for new buildings, specifically supporting building renvoation, and using statutes to install apartment-specific water meters in new buildings.
The public sector will lead, implementing energy efficiency plans and measures through a framework of acts and decrees. In transport, several measures will promote the adoption of energy-efficient vehicles, including electric cars, and accelerate the renewal of the existing vehicle stock, for example through taxation and energy efficiency classification. For appliances, energy efficiency standards will be implemented, and energy efficiency will be promoted in the context of agricultural support systems. For industry and services, subsidies for energy efficiency investments will be extended along with the development of new financing and business models.
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"92087","2010","National","France","","Air Conditioning System Inspections","Regulatory instruments, Auditing, Codes and standards, Other regulatory instruments, Information and education, Advice/aid in implementation","","","Building end-uses, Building systems, Space cooling","http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-L-inspection-periodique-des-.html","/policy/air-conditioning-system-inspections","","A periodic inspection is mandatory for air conditioning systems with an effective rated output above 12kW. This mandate applies to 300000 systems in France, which is 10% of the stock.The obligation falls to the owner of the system and has to be completed every five years. The first inspection must happen during the year in which a new system is installed or an old one is replaced.The inspection includes a document inspection and a on-site inspection during which the inspector assess the output of the system according to the cooling needs of the building and gives some recommendation to the owner about the most effective use of the system, advantages of replacement, and other possible solutions. These reccomendations are compiled in a report given to the owner no later than one month after the inspection.The inspector has to be certified by an accredited body.
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"91917","2010","National","France","","Green innovation funding: the French programme of Investments for the future","Demonstration, Basic research, Deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment","Multi-sector","","","http://investissement-avenir.gouvernement.fr/content/action-et-projets","/policy/green-innovation-funding-french-programme-investments-future","","Since 2010, the French Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) has been in charge of four investment programmes to support testing in real conditions and demonstration plants for renewable energy and green chemistry, lowcarbon vehicle, smart grid and circular economy projects. Totalling EUR 2.45 billion of credits, this initiative is part of the EUR 35 billion Investments for the Future (PIA) programme. The programme is already demonstrating its ability to unite companies and research partners, and to stimulate their innovationcapabilities. Compared to other existing national research programmes, this new programme aims at bringing innovation to the market and focuses on specific fields set up by strategic roadmaps.
Specific fields eligible for funding include:
(i) renewable energy and green chemistry (EUR 1.1 billion): development of new technologies in decarbonised energy (e.g. solar, wind), bioresources, low-carbon buildings, energy storage and carbon capture and storage (CCS);
(ii) smart grids (EUR 165 million): research and testing in real conditions to enable the integration of intermittent renewable energies into electrical grids and to promote “smart services” that improve energy demand management;
(iii) circular economy (EUR 210 million): demonstration plants and circular economy industries, including waste management, soil and sediment remediation, ecodesign and industrial ecology; and
(iv) lowcarbon vehicles (EUR 950 million): development of innovative technologies and solutions focused on land and sea transportation.
To manage these projects, ADEME developed specific financial tools, bearing in mind the public objectives of job creation, activity development in the French territory, economic competitiveness and environmental benefits:
(i) state aids complying with European Union regulations on competition. This type of support, the most widely used, consists of refundable grants, where the return mechanism is correlated to the project’s success, and of traditional (non-refundable) grants, mostly dedicated to research laboratories and smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and
(ii) equity investment tools, where the state plays the role of market investor, one for SME projects and one for intermediate-sized and large enterprise projects. The first 115 selected projects represent investments of more than EUR 3 billion, supported with EUR 940 million from the programme to date. Around two-thirds of allocated credits generate financial returns for the state, based on a risk/gain sharing policy, a new unique form of public-private partnerships in France.
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"91766","2010","National","France","","Grenelle 2","Information and education, Economic instruments, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legrenelle-environnement.fr/-Lois-.html","/policy/grenelle-2","","Grenelle 2 is the law establishing France’s ""national commitment to the environment,"" and corresponds to the implementation of part of the Grenelle Environment Forum’s suggestions.Objective: design and construct buildings more energy-conscious and better coordinated with the planning policies of housing, commercial development and transportation, while improving the quality of life for residents. Action taken: Support technological advancements, promote efficient urban land resources and energy use, organise transport to provide for public mobility needs while being environmentally friendly. Beginning in 2020, new buildings must be energy positive. Starting in 2013, renovation of old buildings must happen at a rate of 400,000 per year.Objective: upgrade transport infrastructure and behaviour. Action taken: Develop urban public transport, suburban and high speed, develop electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, experiment with congestion charging, and encourage rail freight and shipping, reduce energy consumption and their carbon emissions.Objective: drastically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by saving energy and making cities more carbon-free. Action taken: Promote the development of renewable energy, enforce and expand mandatory environmental labelling on products, conduct assessments of greenhouse gas emissions and develop an action plan to reduce them, and extend energy efficiency certificates.Objective: ensure a proper functioning of ecosystems by protecting species and habitats. Aciton taken: develop the Green and Blue, make agriculture sustainable, protect wetlands and drinking water catchments, supervise on-site sanitation and fight against water losses in networks, protect the sea and coastline and work to preserve biodiversity.Objective: establish the necessary tools to start an ecological democracy, as in the private sector in the public sphere. Action taken: develop reports on social and environmental aspects, in addition to financial reports; strengthen public consultation guidelines; reform the EESC and the CESR; designate representative environmental associations to participate in institutional dialogues; and enforce risk control, waste treatment, and health maintenance.Objective: Protect the health of everyone and respect the environment by preventing risks, fighting against all forms of pollution, and managing waste more sustainably. Action taken: fight against air pollution, light pollution, and noise; extend the means to fight against floods; consider emerging risks (nanosubstances, electromagnetic waves); implement a sustainable waste management system.
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"92448","2010","National","France","","National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector, Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-energy-action-plan-nreap-1","Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
France 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 23% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 33% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 27% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10.5% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets France runs following incentive schemes:
Modifications of administrative procedures in order to overcome administrative barriers to the deployment of renewable energies;
Tax reliefs (VAT, Measures improving energy efficiency and energy savings in buildings;
Grants Financial aid to research, development and deployment of renewable and energy efficiency technologies;
Investments in railway infrastructure with purpose of energy savings.
Every two years, each Member State has to submit a report in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources. These progress reports assesses the situation of each member states regarding their national objectives.
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"92069","2010","National","Germany","","Energy Concept","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bmu.de/en/service/publications/downloads/details/artikel/the-german-governments-energy-concept-long-term-strategy-for-future-energy-supply/?tx_ttnews","/policy/energy-concept","","The Energy Concept draws together several policy goals; of securing supply and protecting the climate while at the same time promoting the growth and competitiveness of German industry. Climate protection targets agreed under the Energy Concept are: to achieve a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, 55% by 2030, 70% by 2040 and between 80% and 95% in 2050 on the values recorded in 1990. The Energy Concept sets out a basic strategic approach for the switch-over to renewables and energy efficiency for a secure, environmentally compatible and competitive supply of energy. The Energy Concept aims to address how to ensure a future energy supply that is both secure and affordable while fulfilling the ambitious climate protection targets of the coalition agreement (minus 80% CO2 by 2050).
In this context, renewables should account for the main share of the energy supply. The Energy Concept contains a large number of specific meaures and a sound financial basis for this (the energy and climate fund). The Energy Concept describes specific targets and development paths through the year 2050:
1) Greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut by the following rates (compared to 1990 levels): 40% by 2020, 55% by 2030; 70% by 2040 and 80-95% by 2050.
2) The share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption is to increase from roughly 10% today to 60% by 2050.
3) Compared to 2008 levels, there is to be a 20% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020, and a 50% reduction by 2050.
4) The annual rate of building renovation to upgrade energy performance is to be doubled from current levels, from 1% to 2% per year. The Energy Concept contains a wide variety of specific measures to meet these targets.
- On top of this, there is an immediate action programme consisting of ten especially urgent measures. The immediate action programme focuses in particular on the expansion of offshore wind power and the expansion/upgrading of power grids. Every 3 years, starting in 2013, the Federal Government will carry out a scientifically grounded monitoring process to review the implementation status of the Energy Concept. Furthermore, the Energy Concept contains a solid plan for financing the necessary measures over the long term.
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"93494","2010","National","Germany","","Energy and Climate (EKF) Act, 2010","Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/unser-service/presse/detailansicht/artikel/bundesumweltministerium-klimaschutz-und-energiewendeprogramme-werden-weiter-gefoe","/policy/energy-and-climate-ekf-act-2010","","The Energy and Climate Fund was established in 2010 and received in 2011 part of Germany's emission certificates auctioning revenues as well as capital of the contract with the nuclear power operators. From 2012 on the operator's part is stopped, but all auctioning revenues will be channelled into the EKF. The Energy and Climate Fund provides for additional finance to promote a reliable, affordable and climate friendly energy system and electric mobility. The fund provides finance for: - energy efficiency, - renewable energy, - energy storage and grid technology, - energetic refurbishment of buildings, - national climate action, - international climate and environment action, - development of electric mobility. Moreover, the act allows for payments to electricity intensive industries in the order of up to €500m to compensate for possible indirect effects of the EU emissions trading system on electricity prices starting in 2013. The fund is designed to support the implementation of Germany's long-term climate and energy strategy and to provide incentives for investments towards low-carbon or carbon-free sources of energy.
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"91530","2010","National","Greece","","National Operational Programme for Competitiveness II","Deployment, Grants/subsidy, Basic research, Research, development and deployment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Research, development and deployment","Industry","","","","/policy/national-operational-programme-competitiveness-ii","Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Change","The National Operational Programme for Competitiveness was launched in 2000, set to continue through 2006. Covering several economic activities, the programme contained several provisions for energy efficiency: - Support and Encouragement of Entrepreneurship: increased use of renewables and CHP, energy conservation, fuel substitution, environmental protection. - Promotion of Excellence in Enterprises: Improvement in the quality and management of CHP, renewables and energy conservation technologies used. Increased competitiveness of Greek energy technology. - Energy and Sustainable Development: Transmission and use of energy in an environmentally-friendly manner. Rational use of natural resources. The Programme, Development Interventions for the Real Economy launched in July 2010. Pillar_1. Confronting Climate Change- Transition to a competitive economy of low Carbon consumption. Pillar_1 includes the following Actions: 1) Building Energy Requirements and Energy Services Companies, 2) The Programme ""Energy Saving at Home"", 3) Long Distance Heating of Ptolemaida and Florina, 4) The Programme ""SAVE"". Energy efficiency measures for municipalities, 5) ""Green roofs for public buildings"", 6) Bioclimatic building design for public schools, bioclimatic design of the High Axle of Athinon Avenue. 7) Various actions and policies.
","","","","","Total: EUR 8.698,5 million","","","",""
"92590","2010","National","Greece","","National Energy Efficiency Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","www.minenv.gr/welcome_en.html","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-0","Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Change","According to Article 14(2) of the European End-use efficiency and Energy Services Directive, Member States are to submit their first National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) to the Commission by June 30, 2007. In their NEEAPs, Member States must show how they intend to reach the 9% indicative energy savings target by 2016. Greece has provided its NEEAP, describing the energy efficiency improvement measures aimed at achieving the savings targets set out in Article 4(1) of the Directive. The Plan also describes how Greece will comply with the provisions on the exemplary role of the public sector and the provision of information and advice to final consumers. The Plan is available, in Greek, at: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/demand/legislation/doc/neeap/greece_el.pdf
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"91571","2010","National","India","","Promotion of Energy Efficient Distribution Transformer in Rajasthan ","Regulatory instruments, Information and education, Performance labels","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=28#","/policy/promotion-energy-efficient-distribution-transformer-rajasthan","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","The notification aims to promote the use of energy efficient distribution transformers by making the star labelling of distribution transformers up to 200 KVA mandatory (see BEE’s Notification No. 2/11(5)/03-BEE-3 dated 6th July 2009). According to this notification, all new installations of distribution transformers up-to 200 KVA must use only star labelled transformers. In new residential and non-residential government buildings the specification is to use only energy efficient distribution transformers with three stars or more.
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"93024","2010","National","India","","Street Lighting & water pumping Scheme for Municipal corporation/ Municipal Council / MJP in Maharashtra","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Other","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=40#","/policy/street-lighting-water-pumping-scheme-municipal-corporation-municipal-council-mjp-maharashtra","Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA)","This scheme is to promote the energy conservation measures in the street lighting systems and water pumping systems, which both show significant energy conservation potential. Around four percent of the energy consumption in the state is through the state water supply and two percent of energy consumption is through street lighting systems. Through this scheme, the respective municipal corporation/municipal council can access a subsidy of INR 25 Lakh for the implementation of energy conservation measures, while the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradikaran (MJP) can access subsidies of INR 5 Lakh.
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"92332","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Mandatory use of Solar Water Heating Systems in Rajasthan","Regulatory instruments, Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses, Other","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=29#","/policy/mandatory-use-solar-water-heating-systems-rajasthan","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","The Energy department of Rajasthan has issued a notification No. F.20(6)Energy/98 dated July 14 for mandatory the use of Energy Efficient Lamp vide notification. The notification mandates the use of solar water heating systems in Industrial buildings where hot water is required for processing, all Government /Private Hospital and Nursing Homes, all hotels, Resorts, Motels, Banquet halls, Catering Units and Industrial Canteens, Residential buildings built up on a plot size of 500 Sq. Mtr. and above within the limits of Municipal Corporations/Councils including Housing Complexes set up by Group Housing societies/ Housing boards, Hostels in educational institutions /Pvt. Hostels, hospitals,Barracks of Police, Paramilitary forces and jails,Private /Government Guest Houses, Govt. Tourist hotels, Dak Bungalow, Circuit use and retiring rooms of Railway, Health centers, Sports complex, all weather swimming pools.
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"92058","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Scheme on Interest free loan for Energy Conservation Measures in Haryana ","Economic instruments","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=6#","/policy/scheme-interest-free-loan-energy-conservation-measures-haryana","Department of Renewable Energy, Government of Haryana (HAREDA)","This program was set up to provide financial assistance for industry, government institutions, municipal and commercial buildings towards implementing energy audits. The assistance will be in the form of interest free loans against a bank guarantee that is 1.25 times that of the assistance for three and half years. The financial assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the cost or INR 20 lakh, whichever is lower and beneficiaries are to repay it to HAREDA in five instalments.
The program wants to optimize the use of energy and cut down consumption by around 25% to 30%. The incentive timeframe is around 3.5 years. In case of default of payment of any instalment, a penalty of 2% per month of the released amount will be charged. In case of delay by more than 3 months, the entire bank guarantee will be revoked without any further notice given.
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"93374","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Mandatory Public Street Lighting Systems in Rajasthan ","Market-based instruments, Regulatory instruments, Economic instruments","","","Lighting, Building end-uses","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=32#","/policy/mandatory-public-street-lighting-systems-rajasthan","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","The Energy department of Rajasthan has issued a notification No. F.20(6)Energy/98/pt dated July 01,2010 which issues the directions to be followed by all Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Boards for the efficient use of energy and its conservation in the Public Street Lighting.
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"93590","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Promotion of star labelled products in Rajasthan","Regulatory instruments","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses, Appliances","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=27#","/policy/promotion-star-labelled-products-rajasthan","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","This notification requires only BEE star labelled products (3 star and above) to be installed in all government buildings (residential and non-residential). This comprises the following product categories:
Air Conditioner
Ceiling Fan
Compact Fluorescent Lamp
Direct Cool Refrigerator
Frost Free Refrigerator (FFR)
Television(TV)
Washing Machine
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"93086","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Mandatory Use of Energy Efficient Lamps in Rajasthan","Regulatory instruments","","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Lamp technologies","","/policy/mandatory-use-energy-efficient-lamps-rajasthan","Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL)","The Energy department of Rajasthan has issued a notification No. F.20(6)Energy/98 dated, making the use of energy efficient lamps mandatory. The notification says that incandescent lamps and conventional chokes for fluorescent lights shall not be used in any new buildings constructed by the government and government affiliated institutions.
Any defective incandescent lamps and chokes are to be replaced only by compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and/or Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps and electronic chokes are to be used. All future replacement of florescent tube lights in non air conditioned area to be done with energy efficient T-5 florescent tube lights only. This Distribution Companies shall make necessary modification in the load demand notice within two months time from the date of this direction to promote the use of Compact Fluorescent lamps and/or Light emitting diode (LED) lamps and/or T-5 Florescent Tube lights instead of conventional bulbs while releasing /sanctioning new connections/load in such buildings. All new buildings /institutions constructed in Government sector/Government aided sector/Boards and Corporation /Autonomous bodies shall also promote lighting luminaries with electronic ballast, multi tap ballast and sensor & time controlled switching.
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"92823","2010","State/Provincial","India","","Walk-through Energy Audit (WTEA) scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises in Maharashtra (2010-2013)","Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy","Multi-sector","","Industry end-uses, Industrial processes","http://ireeed.gov.in/policydetails?id=24#","/policy/walk-through-energy-audit-wtea-scheme-small-and-medium-enterprises-maharashtra-2010-2013","Maharashtra Energy Development Agency","This program is to provide technical and financial assistance to eligible organizations for carrying out walk through energy audits at their facilities through the consultants enlisted by the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA). This program is valid for the period January 01, 2010 to December 31, 2013. The eligibility criteria of SMEs is as follows The SME who are in to service should have the minimum investment of Rs 10 Lakh and maximum of Rs 500 Lakh for plant and machinery. The SME who are in to manufacturing should have the minimum investment of Rs 25 Lakh and maximum of Rs 1000 Lakh for plant and machinery. Apart from it, If the unit is already availing financial assistance from any Government organisation for carry out the walk through energy audit study then the unit is not eligible for this assistance. MEDA shall remit a sum of Rs 3000 per walk-through energy audit. No advance payment would be made for the assignment. 100 percent payment would be released against submission of Assignment Completion Report.
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"91926","2010","National","Italy","","National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-energy-action-plan-nreap","Ministry of Economic Development","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Italy 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 17% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 17% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 26% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets Italy runs following incentive schemes:
Feed-in tariffs;
Energy efficiency credits scheme;
Renewable building hot water obligations;
Green certificates scheme;
Quota system for renewable energy electricity generation capacity installed;
Biofuels transport quotas;
Tax reliefs for biofuels;
Trainings;
Financial support to R&D;
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"92130","2010","National","Italy","","Special fund to support the implementation of energy efficiency targets","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Motors, Water heating, Cooking, Clothes washing, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses, Appliances, Building end-uses","www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2010-03-25;40!vig=","/policy/special-fund-support-implementation-energy-efficiency-targets","ENEA","Decree-Law of 25 March 2010, No 40, established a special fund for the implementation of objectives related to energy efficiency, environmental protection and workplace safety in 2010.
The Decree of 26 March 2010 specifies the activities towards which funding is dedicated.
For energy efficiency, this fund provides incentives for the following:
High efficiency appliances (EUR 110 million): As part of funding for kitchen renovations, up to 10% of the cost to a maximum of EUR 1000 are provided - only class A appliances can be purchased to be eligible for the incentive. Up to 20% of the cost to replace dishwashers (up to EUR 130), electric furnaces (up to EUR 80) and hot water equipment (up to EUR 400) with a Class A appliance or piece of equipment.
Replacing motorcycles with class Euro 0 or Euro 1 with motorcycles class Euro 3 (EUR 2 million): Up to 10% of the cost to a maximum of EUR 750. For electric motorcylces (hybrid or pure), the incentive covers 20% of the cost to a maximum of EUR 1500.
Purchase of new buildings with Class A and Class B, according to Italian Energy Certification Schemes (EUR 60 million): For Class A buildings, EUR 116/m2 of usable area up to a maximum of EUR 7000. For Class B buildings, EUR 83/m2 up to a maximum of EUR 5000.
Purchase and installation of inverters, high efficiency motors, uninterruptible power sources (UPS) and capacitors (EUR 10 million): 20% of the cost for inverters between 0.75 and 75 kW (up to EUR 40), of the cost for high efficiency engines (IE2) between 1 and 5 kW (up to EUR 50), for high-efficiency UPS up to 10kVA (up to EUR 100) and for battery capacitors that contribute to loss reduction on medium and low voltage electricity networks (up to EUR 200).
Purchase of newer and more efficient farm machinery and machinery for construction and boats: For replacement of old outboard motors with low environmental impact ones up to 75kW, 20% of the cost up to EUR 1000. 10% of the price of certain agricultural machinery replacing those constructed before the year 2000 and that use 50% of the power of the scrapped machinery. 20% (up to EUR 30,000) for the replacement of construction tower cranes put in operation before January 1985.
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"93555","2010","National","Italy","","Smart Grid Development Incentives","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Utilities","","","www.autorita.energia.it/it/inglese/index.htm","/policy/smart-grid-development-incentives","Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas","Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas sets out the procedures and criteria for the selection of investments admissible for incentives, defined in the transmission code, in the amount of an increase in the remuneration of capital of 2%. The procedures also define the technical requirements that pilot projects relating to medium voltage grids must meet to satisfy requirements for the promotion of smart grids and for receiving incentives. Regulatory order ARG/elt 199/11 establishes remuneration for network and distribution networks during the fourth regulatory period (2012-2015). Key features of smart grids demonstration projects are: Real grid: A real case in existing distribution networks: real grid, real customers and real generators /Focus on DG integration in MV networks [1-35 kV]: 75% of DG power. Active grid: the selected MV network has to be characterized by a reverse power flow/ At least 1% of yearly time with reverse power-flow from MV level to HV. Automated & controlled grid: the selected MV network has to be controlled (voltage limits / anti-islanding)/Real time control system at MV level. Open grid: non-proprietary communication protocols only minimize customer costs at the network interface. Eexpected benefits are: replicability of the pilot projects on a large scale. Innovation in distribution network management. Increase of electricity production that can be accepted by the distribution grid.
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"93109","2010","National","Italy","","Funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy and bike-sharing","Deployment, Research, development and deployment","","","","www.minambiente.it/","/policy/funding-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy-and-bike-sharing","Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea","The Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea is making a total of EUR 14 million available for bike-sharing projects, energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy sources by municipalities, institutions and regional managers of national parks. The funding is drawn from the ""Fund for the promotion and dissemination of energy efficiency measures and energy savings for electricity and heat from renewable sources.""
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"93375","2010","National","Italy","","Measures for increasing competition in the natural gas market and transferring the ensuing benefits to final customers","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Grants/subsidy, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Utilities","","","www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2010-08-13;130","/policy/measures-increasing-competition-natural-gas-market-and-transferring-ensuing-benefits-final","Ministry of Economic Development","Implementing the provisions of Law 99/2009 of 13 August 2010, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a Legislative Decree for introducing thresholds of wholesale market shares for operators feeding natural gas into the Italian transport network. This substitutes the existing antitrust ceilings introduced by Legislative Decree no. 164/2000 (which expired at the end of 2010), also identifying new measures for increasing competition in the natural gas market. The Decree provides that antitrust ceilings be calculated with reference to the market share of each operator, taking into account the amount of natural gas input into the national network, purchases in spot markets, and sales to importers in Italy made at national network entry points. Consequently, market shares will not be lower than the amount input to the network. Operators in the natural gas market will have to comply with a maximum share of 40% of domestic consumption. A mechanism of gas release at regulated prices is provided in case an operator fails to comply with the mandatory ceilings on the market share. This ceiling can be raised to 55% in case an operator commits itself to building new storage capacity in Italy for a total of 4 bcm within five years. The decree introduces measures for increasing competition in the natural gas market aiming at transferring the ensuing benefits to final customers, increasing storage capacity, supporting the security of supplies and enhancing flexibility in the gas system. To achieve this target, compensation to municipalities interested by the construction of new storage fields has been provided. Furthermore, in 2011 AEEG is expected to publish a new regulation concerning economic compensation mechanisms in the natural gas market.
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"92187","2010","National","Italy","","National Electric System Research","","Utilities, Multi-sector","","","www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/images/stories/recuperi/Parallelo/DM27ottobre2010_approvazionePOA2010.pdf","/policy/national-electric-system-research","Ministry of Economic Development","ENEA, CNR and RSE carry out R&D activities on urgent and strategic issues which have results for the benefit of the national electric system users as a whole. For example:
biomass energy potential;
coal-dust power plants (performance and cost reduction);
new nuclear fission energy;
electricity and hydrogen co-production;
cogeneration fuel cells;
air-conditioning and lighting systems for residential and tertiary sectors;
governance and energy efficiency;
promotion of efficient technologies;
promotion of innovative electric technologies.
The previous Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development 19 March 2009 set a floor of EUR 210 mill on available funds for the 2009-2011 triennium, subdivided into:
management and development of the national electric system (EUR 79mill);
electricity production and environmental protection (EUR 56mill);
rationalization and saving of electricity use (EUR 75 mill).
The Decree establishes the 2010 annual operative plan, with a total fund of EUR 103 mill divided into:
management and development of the national electric system (EUR 34.5 mill);
electricity production and environmental protection (EUR 23 mill);
rationalization and saving of electricity use (EUR 45.5 mill).
Ministry of Economic Development issued a new decree approving a three-year plan to finance research activities in the field of electricity system. The decree was issued on 9th November 2012 and published on the Official Journal on 30th January 2013. Three priorities areas has been identified:
Governance, management and development of the national electricity system;
Electricity production and environment protection;
Rationalization and saving of use of energy. 77% of EUR 221 million provided under such Plan will be allocated to RSE, ENEA and CNR. Ministerial Decree of 17/12/2013 approved the 2013 operating plan.
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"93510","2010","National","Japan","","Housing Eco-Point Scheme","","Residential, Buildings","","","http://www.mlit.go.jp/jutakukentiku/house/jutakukentiku_house_fr4_000046.html","/policy/housing-eco-point-scheme","Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Ministry of the Environment (MOE)","This is a scheme where consumers can earn points while shopping when buying scheme specified eco-friendly products. The earned points can be exchanged for a product or service which the consumer wishes (the product and service are specified).
This point scheme was first started on December 8, 2009 targeting home appliances as a part of the strong energy efficient appliance promotion policy, but the initial was successfully ended, and the new scheme re-started targeting the housing sector.
To be eligible, the level of energy conservation of the construction shall comply with the construction related energy conservation standards and provisions set out in the Energy Conservation Act.
Targeted items for this scheme were included as follows:
1. Energy Conservation Renovation of House
1. Insulation of windows (double grazing by using sash for inner windows, changing the single window glass to multiple glazed glass, etc.)
2. Insulation of external walls, ceilings or floors
In addition to the points provided by implementing the above 1 or 2, more points are added to the case if “barrier-free” reform is implemented with the above reform of 1 or 2.
2. New Construction of House
1. Housing that is in the same energy performance level with the Top Runner Standard of Energy Conservation Act,
2. Wooden housing that conforms to the energy conservation standard in the Energy Conservation Act (1999 standard, which stands in the energy conservation measure rate of 4).
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"92666","2010","National","Japan","","Financial measures for small- and medium-sized businesses (preferential loan, tax, subsidy)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Taxes, fees and charges, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Industry","","Building end-uses","http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/saving_and_new/saving/enterprise/support/","/policy/financial-measures-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-preferential-loan-tax-subsidy","","Various financial and fiscal incentives have been put in place to encourage small- and medium-sized businesses to invest in energy conservation equipment and facilities. Key measures are:
(1) Financial Supporting Measures(2) Green Investment Tax(3) Subsidy System
(1) Financial Supporting MeasuresSpecial interest rates are applied to installing or leasing the specified energy conservation and non-fossil energy facilities.In the case of installing energy conservation equipment, the specified equipment that complies with specific conditions can have special interest rates. This includes industrial equipment such as heat pumps, boilers, furnaces, cogeneration systems, dyeing equipment, drying equipment and many more. Specified equipment shall comply with the following conditions:- Those whose energy conservation effect is 25% or better than already-existing average equipment.- In case of renewal of the equipment, those whose energy conservation effect is 40% or more than the equipment before renewal.
Special interest loans are available for small and medium sized business who invest in specified energy efficiency equipment and facility. The implementing body for the financial measure is the Japan Finance Corporation – JFC. The types of loans are as follows:1. Energy efficiency equipment and facilities: Target are factories or workplaces that invest in equipment or facilities (including replacements and modifications) that are expected to achieve more than 1% energy savings.
(3) The government took measures to support business operators by introducing the efficient equipment for energy savings. The amount of the subsidies is 41 billion yen. Before the fiscal year of 2014, the government supported energy-saving activities on a case-by-case basis for buildings and factories, but from the fiscal year of 2015, it supports energy-saving activities for all factories. Moreover, to meet energy-saving needs, power-saving and etc. in small and medium-sized enterprises, the govenment organized regional energy-saving consultation platforms to provide close advice on the subjects related to energy-saving.
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"92574","2010","National","Japan","","Promotion of Zero Energy Building (ZEB) and Zero Energy Houses (ZEH)","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Other services and industrial, Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","","http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/saving_and_new/saving/010/","/policy/promotion-zero-energy-building-zeb-and-zero-energy-houses-zeh","","ZEB and ZEH* are recognized as the key energy and electricity saving concepts in national strategic documents such as the 2011 Energy Conservation Technology Strategy and the latest 2014 Basic Energy Plan. The FY 26 budget of METI’s Agency of Natural Resources of Energy includes a large amount of budget for promotional projects (such as the assistance projects for investing in high efficiency equipment and facilities) for energy efficiency technology that can be allied to housing and buildings. The target for ZEB and ZEH are clearly specified as follows:
ZEB target
- Enforce ZEB for newly constructed public buildings, etc., by the year 2020.- Enforce ZEB for an average of newly constructed buildings by the year 2030.
ZEH target
- Achieve zero emission in standard newly-constructed houses by 2020.- Achieve average zero emission in newly-constructed houses by 2030.In order to achieve the above target, the government announced ZEB roadmap and ZEH roadmap in Dec 2015.
In 2016, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has started the “Registration System of ZEH Builder” in order to promote and improve the awareness of ZEH. A home builder who registers this system can receive a grant for the construction of ZEH. Meanwhile, the registered home builders are required to comply with some obligations listed as below:
- To set the annual target number of ZEH on the condition that more than half of the total newly constructed houses would have to satisfy the ZEH standard. - To publish an annual target on the ZEH builders’ home page.- To implement measures to achieve the target.- To report an annual achievement such as implementation of measures, the number of total newly built houses, the number of ZEHs and the percentage of ZEH to total number of newly built house.
*Definition of ZEB and ZEH: ZEB and ZEH is a term to describe a building or house with zero net primary energy consumption annually, usually utilizing a combination of energy producing technologies including renewable energy and energy efficient facilities and systems.
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"92595","2010","National","Korea, Republic of","","Building GHG & Energy Target Management Scheme
","Voluntary approaches, Regulatory instruments","Transport, Buildings","","Building end-uses","http://www.energy.or.kr/renew_eng/main/main.aspx","/policy/building-ghg-energy-target-management-scheme","Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Korea Energy Agency (KEA)","The government and companies work together to set and achieve the GHG emission and energy consumption target in order to achieve the national target of 30% reduction compared to 2020 BAU. In 2014, 34 companies were designated as building target management entities and KEA provided supports such as the establishment of GHG inventory, and writing the Action Plan.
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"91776","2010","National","Korea, Republic of","","GHG & Energy Target Management Scheme
","Regulatory instruments","Industry","","","","/policy/ghg-energy-target-management-scheme","Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Korea Energy Agency (KEA)","The GHG and Energy Target Management Scheme designates companies that consume energy with certain amount of GHG emissions. The government and the companies negotiate targets for the reduction of GHG emissions and energy conservation. The government imposes a fine if the companies fail to achieve their targets.
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"93070","2010","National","Korea, Republic of","","Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.greengrowth.go.kr","/policy/framework-act-low-carbon-green-growth","Committee on Green Growth","The Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth implements measures to effectively address climate change, energy issues and promote sustainable development. These measures are partially implemented by various ministries in various documents. The Framework Act harmonizes them and is superior to them.
The Act transposes into law provisions of the National Strategy for Green Growth .
The Act builds the implementation system for green growth. On the basis of the Act the Presidential Committee on Green Growth is being established. Responsibility of the Committee is to draft and implement low carbon green growth strategies in an efficient manner that allow deployment of renewable energies and support energy efficiency projects.
Major provisions of the Act are:
Reduction of consumption of fossil fuels;
Increase energy independency by deployment of new and renewable energy sources;
Guarantee harmonious development of Korea’s economy with a respect to the natural environment
Reduction of GHG emissions by 27%-30% by 2020 relative to a ""business as usual""of 2005.
The government is obliged to establish five year plans and long-term plans for the energy sector development.
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"93777","2010","National","Latvia","","National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector, Industry, Cross-industry, Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-energy-action-plan-nreap-3","Ministry of Economics","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Latvia 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 40% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 53% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 60% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets Latvia runs following incentive schemes:
Creation of suitable cross-sector legislation framework supporting sustainable development of renewables with an aim to protect natural environment of Latvia;
The right to sell generated electricity through the mandatory purchase of electricity in terms of quantity;
The right to receive guaranteed payment for the electrical capacity installed in a power plant;
Reduction of excise duty for biofuel;
Measures increasing society’s knowledge on climate change and renewables;
Measures supporting energy efficiency and energy savings in buildings (public administration, educational, private)
Supporting deployment of renewables in all sectors;
Reduction of GHG emissions;
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"91840","2010","National","Lebanon","","National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action (NEEREA)","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Existing buildings, New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://lcec.org.lb/en/AboutUs","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-action-neerea","Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation","The ""National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action"" (NEEREA) is a national financing mechanism initiated by the Central Bank of Lebanon (Banque du Liban-BDL) dedicated to the financing of green energy projects in Lebanon.
NEEREA is dedicated to support the financing of new and existing environmental projects, including energy efficiency (EE), renewable energy (RE), and green buildings implementations. NEEREA allows private sector entities (individuals, SME’s, or corporate bodies) to apply for subsidized loans for any type of EE and/or RE projects. Loans are available to all subsidized (industrial, agricultural, tourism, information technology, and research) and non-subsidized sectors (residential, commercial, non-profit organizations). NEEREA finances new environmentally friendly projects as well as enhancing the conditions of existing projects to become environmentally sound.
The loan has a ceiling of 20 million USD and is offered at an interest rate of 0.6% for period that should not exceed 14 years including a grace period of 6 months to 4 years. The green loans are provided through all the Lebanese commercial banks to directly reach the end user.
In addition to the loans, NEEREA also includes a grant scheme based on an agreement signed between the BDL and the European Union (EU).
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"91790","2010","National","Luxembourg","","Energy Performance of Non Residential Buildings","Codes and standards, Endorsement label, Regulatory instruments, Regulatory instruments, Performance labels, Information and education","Non-residential, Other services and industrial, Buildings, Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","Energy class, Building end-uses","www.eco-public.lu/energyefficient","/policy/energy-performance-non-residential-buildings","Ministry of the Economy","The regulations concerning new and existing nonresidential buildings took effect on 1 January 2011. All new buildings and existing buildings undergoing significant renovation must meet new energy performance requirements. The regulations introduced a calculation method for measuring energy performance. New buildings must be accompanied by an energy performance certificate. For existing buildings, an energy performance certificate is required in case of change in the building’s owner or tenant, as well as if significant renovation is undertaken. The certificate provides a rating of the buildings energy performance, as well as advice on improvements that can be made.
The energy efficiency of the building is calculated by a qualified expert who also issues the EPC. The buildings can be labelled A through G, and for existing buildings the certificate also lists cost-effective measures for improving energy performance.
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"93187","2010","National","Luxembourg","","Grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy investments","Grants/subsidy, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Cross-industry, Industry","","","www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2010/0044/a044.pdf#page=2","/policy/grants-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-investments","Ministry of the Economy","This law allows for grants to companies in the industrial, commercial and handcraft sector having a commercial establishment permit. Under this regulation, the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade provides subsidies for energy-saving, and renewable energy investments.
These subsidies are offered for measures taken that improove energy efficiency of industrial processes, for the use of renewable energy sources or for combined heat and power (CHP) production based on renewable energy sources. The assessment is made by comparing the planned investments to a counterfctual scenario.
Grants cover up to 40% of eligible costs. Small and medium sized enterprises are eligible for grants that cover up to an additional 10% of eligible costs.
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"91739","2010","National","Luxembourg","","National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-action-plan-nreap","Ministry of the Economy","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Luxembourg 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 11% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 8.5% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 12% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets Luxembourg runs following incentive schemes:
Feed-in tariff system;
Removal of the administrative barriers;
Energy efficiency and energy saving measures in new and existing buildings;
Organization of trainings in RES installations, servicing, management and certification in this domain;
Renewable building obligations
Informative measures addressing general public, business and household owners and potential investors;
Financial support to R&D;
Comprehensive framework of fiscal incentives;
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"93618","2010","National","Malaysia","","Renewable Energy Policy and Action Plan","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://seda.gov.my/?omaneg=00010100000001010101000100001000000000000000000000&s=31","/policy/renewable-energy-policy-and-action-plan","The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water","The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water introduced the National Renewable energy Policy and Action Plan to overcome the main barriers to renewable energy deployment in Malaysia.
The strategy seeks to address:
market failure,
policies inconsistencies,
mixed signals to investors and
the lack of a robust and long term sustainable growth.
The Policy Vision seeks to enhance the use of indigenous renewable energy sources (RES) contributing to electricity supply security and fuel supply independence. The policy also seeks to increase the share of RE in the national electricity mix, support the expansion of a local RE manufacturing sector, ensure reasonable RE generation costs and protect the environment. In order to reach its objectives, the RE Action Plan shall provide for the introduction implementation of a feed-in tariff system to easures to reduce the transaction cost of financing, create a conducive business environment for RE business to grow and build up local competencies and capacities attract skilled workers in the sector and initiate a long term research and development programme.
Targets:
The RE Action plan established generation targets until 2050 when renewable energy should make 24% of the total energy mix, from 1% in 2011 and 9% in 2020 enabling more than 30 million tonnes of CO2 emissions to e avoided in line with the national target.
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"93674","2010","National","Maldives","","Promote energy conservation and energy efficiency (Policy no. 3, Maldives National Energy Policy and Strategy 2010)
","Auditing, Building codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.environment.gov.mv/v1/","/policy/promote-energy-conservation-and-energy-efficiency-policy-no-3-maldives-national-energy-policy","Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE)","Background: Greater efficiency and conservation of energy will benefit the country through a reduction in energy imports which directly translates into savings for the counrty's foreign exchange reserves, reduced dependence on imported fossil fuels, increased energy security and reducing GHG emissions. On the supply side, measures are needed to increase efficiency particularly in the production and distribution of electricity. Conservation efficiencies in some islands are low and in others distribution losses caused by poorly designed and maintained systems are high. Reducing these variations through regulatory intervention will conserve more energy. On the demand side, the level of awareness, our lifestyles and outlook need to be encouraged towards placing a greater importance on energy conservation and wise consumption of resources. For example, in Male' region which accounts for approximately 62% of the total power generated for all inhabited islands of the country, households consume approximately 62% of the total power generated for all inhabited islands in the country. Households consume approximately the same amount of electricity as public, government, manufacturing and commercial sectors combined. 75% of the household electricity usage is attributed to air-conditioning of homes.
Strategies:
1. Implement advocacy and awareness programs to foster healthier and greener attitudes and behaviour in our society. 2. Encourage energy efficiency in both the supply side and demand side through financial and other incentives/disincentives in respect of energy end-use and mandatory measures such as appliance energy labelling, building codes and energy audits. 3. Engage and facilitate private sector participation in providing expertise and specialized services needed to increase energy efficiencies across sectors. 4. Carry out awareness programs on energy efficiency and conservation as a priority and on a sustainable basis. 5. Introduce incentives to encourage greater use of electric vehicles and vessels by establishing charging stations using renewable energy sources. 6. Encourage utilization of waste heat from power generation for other applications (e.g. water heating, air conditioning, desalination)
Achievement: Energy audits have been conducted in some of the public and local buildings by the initiative of Ministry of Environment and Energy. Also, utility companies carry out power system audits regularly. Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure has developed a building code, however there is no compliance document to make it effective. Maldives Energy Authority is working on labelling regulations for EE products. No obligatory or mandatory requirements regarding energy efficiency are yet in place although a policy vision is clearly set. Information about EE is being provided to the public to some extent through some programs and events. Government has initiated national level energy efficient lighting programs. To support this, Maldives has joined in the en.lighten initiative program by UNEP in 27th October 2013. Also, in 2013, 200 LED harbour lights were installed in 5 regions of Maldives to replace the existing sodium lights. Moreover, energy efficient LED tube lights have been distributed to government buildings and to use as street lights. This program will be extended to cover households and private offices.
Stakeholders: The lead agency for the energy secor is the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE). There is a separate regulatory body called the Maldives Energy Authority (MEA). Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure (MHI) develops the building code. The electricity service providers are two state owned companies namely State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) and FENAKA.
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"93146","2010","National","Maldives","","Strengthen the management capacity of the energy sector (Policy no. 6, Maldives National Energy Policy and Strategy 2010)
","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://www.environment.gov.mv/v1/","/policy/strengthen-management-capacity-energy-sector-policy-no-6-maldives-national-energy-policy-and","Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE)","Background: The existing legal framework requires improvement to cater to the evolving energy sector particularly with respect to meeting goals set out for renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and energy conservation. Specific regulation for governing areas such as independent power generation, and the pricing and the use of renewable energy technologies are currectly not in place. Therefore, formulation of a Maldives Energy Act, a Maldives Hydrocarbon Exporation Act, Maldives Energy Standards and incorporation of energy efficiency and conservation measures into the national building code is critical.Likewise, institutions in the energy sector are weak in terms of technical capacity to effectively deliver technical and regulatory functions for a vibrant energy sector. Hence, it is important that the regulatory and policy making institutions are developed with defined roles and responsibilities and the technical capabilities to perform their functions.
Strategies:
1. Improve the capacity of the ministry that is mandated for the energy sector in a sustainable manner ensuring continutiy of capacity development to strengthen the ministry in developing integrated long-term energy plans and conducting policy analysis for the energy sector.2. Improve the capacity within the utility companies to enhance and expand their contribution to energy supply development. 3. Develop and manage a national energy data base.4. Develop management capabilities of the energy sector institutions through appropriate training, empowerment and proper delegation of authority.
Major Aim: To strengthen the institutional and legal framework of the energy sectorAchievement: Establishment of a separate ministry and regulatory authority for the energy sector. Also a dedicated energy department was formed under the ministry in 2012. Progress has been made in the sector since the formation of these two institutions to implement the policies and to regulate the sector.
Stakeholders: The lead agency for the energy secor is the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE). There is a separate regulatory body called the Maldives Energy Authority (MEA). MEE and MEA needs to develop local capacity to manage the energy sector effectively and to keep abreast with technological developments and good governance practices. There is insufficient capacity as the needs of these two institutions have not been regularly assessed or catered for. MEA is severely understaffed.
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"91975","2010","National","New Zealand","","Electricity Efficiency Levy","Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","","","/policy/electricity-efficiency-levy","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","The Electricity Industry Act 2010 (Act) allows for the collection of a levy on electricity retailers (who pass this cost on to both business and residential consumers), to promote and facilitate the efficient use of electricity. The levy funds the cost of the Electricity Authority, which is the electricity industry regulator, and part of costs of the EECA in promoting electricity efficiency. It is Section 128(3)(c) of the Act that provides for electricity levy part funding of EECA, to perform its functions and exercise its powers and duties in relation to the encouragement, promotion, and support of electricity efficiency. The portion of EECA’s overall costs that are met by the levy is determined by the Minister.
In recent years, the Minister has authorised EECA to call on the levy to fund $13 million of the costs of its electricity efficiency activities. The Act also requires EECA to consult on proposed appropriations for the coming year and report to the Minister on the outcome of that consultation. EECA uses the funding primarily across the business and residential sectors.
Since 2006, EECA’s levy-funded programmes have delivered national benefits at a total cost less than the marginal cost of new generation, and at a cost to the levy of less than two cents per kWh saved. By the end of 2016/17, EECA is forecasting:
cumulative annual savings of 2160 GWh
cumulative reduction in peak demand of 730 MW
present value of savings of around $1,270 million.
In 2016, following the Government's announcement of an Electric Vehicles Programme (aimed to increase the uptake of electric vehicles in New Zealand - see separate entry), a discussion paper was issued that proposed options for the expansion of the purpose of one or more of the following existing levies; the Electricity Industry Participants Levy (the electricity levy), the Petroleum or Engine Fuel Monitoring Levy (PEFML), and the Gas Safety Levy (the gas levy). The purpose of the expansion would be to allow EECA’s levy funding to form a pool of funds that can be used across EECA’s activities. This will allow EECA to recover from that pool or combined energy levy, funding for any of its functions relating to energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the use of renewable sources of energy, as opposed to just electricity efficiency - and this would include funding the Electric Vehicle contestable fund (see separate entry). The electricity levy already part-funds EECA (as above), the PEFML and gas levies were selected as candidates for expansion because they are levies on the two other most consumed forms of energy used in New Zealand, and the most relevant to EECA’s activities. The Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, designed to give effect to the above, has had its first reading in the House and is currently before Select Committee. That Committee is due to report back to the House in May 2017.
","","","","","NZD 13 million for electricity efficiency programmes in 2015/16 (comprising business programme funding of NZD 7.6 million, products programme funding of NZD 4 million, and residential/lighting funding of NZD 1.4 million).","","","",""
"91822","2010","National","New Zealand","","Commercial Buildings Audit Programmes","Grants/subsidy, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","","","/policy/commercial-buildings-audit-programmes","Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA)","The Commercial Buildings Audit Programmes aimed to encourage commercial building owners to undertake efficiency measures that would otherwise not have occurred due to capital constraints. They grew out of the Energy Intensive Business Grants and Improve programmes, both of which had been superseded. The Commercial Buildings Audit Programmes have now been subsumed into 'EECA Business Programme'.
Under the Commercial Buildings Audit Programmes, part-funding (up to 40%) was provided for energy efficiency projects in commercial buildings where there was a genuine financial barrier preventing the project occurring.Projects were delivered through contracted service providers, sourced by way of a RFP process. Electricity savings are guaranteed (90%) with repayment mechanisms in place for any shortfalls. Although most providers focused on multiple project types & technologies, some focused exclusively on one type (e.g. lighting, continuous commissioning, monitoring & targeting). The commercial programme delivered annual savings of around 0.5 PJ a year; at a cost to Government of around 25% of the cost of building new supply assets. Courses were in place to improve electricity management and efficiency in the commercial building services industry – targeting energy specialists, facilities managers and commercial property valuers. Courses were delivered by the Energy Management Association New Zealand (EMANZ) which is an industry association of energy management experts including energy auditors, energy managers and suppliers of energy efficiency products and services.
In May 2013, EECA Business in collaboration with the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC), launched a new scheme to measure and rate the energy performance of commercial buildings in New Zealand. The New Zealand scheme, NABERSNZ™, is based on the successful National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) and has been adapted for New Zealand conditions.
NABERSNZ™ is a voluntary scheme that aims to assist owners and tenants to reduce energy use and costs, and reduce greenhouse emissions. Under NABERSNZ™ qualified assessors measure and score the energy performance of office buildings, giving tenants and owners a star rating out of 6.
EECA provides part-funding of up to $100,000 per project via loans to organisations within the public sector (such as schools, hospitals, central and local government buildings and facilities, such as swimming pools) to fund energy improvements.
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"91863","2010","National","Norway","","Implementation of EU Directives on Energy Efficiency","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/implementation-eu-directives-energy-efficiency","Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate","Norway is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and must abide by EU legislation which is EEA relevant. As of April 2015, the following legislation related to energy efficiency have been implemented in Norway:
EU Directive on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products and implementing regulations.
EU Directive establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.
EU Directive on Fuel Economy and CO2 Labels for Cars: EU directive on availability of consumer information regarding fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions in marketing of new passenger cars is implemented, and in prosess for light vehicle cars.
EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings I
EU Directive to Promote Cogeneration of Heat and Power.
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"93495","2010","National","Poland","","Energy loan for energy saved","Loan / debt finance, Market-based instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","","www.arp.com.pl/projekty/energopozyczka.aspx","/policy/energy-loan-energy-saved","Industrial Development Agency","In June 2010, the Industrial Development Agency has set up a loan fund ?Energy loan for energy saved? for financing projects to improve energy efficiency. The programme is implemented as a result of the policy ""Energy Policy of Poland until 2030"" and the loan may apply to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The main advantages of this loan are: low interest rate, long ? term repayment (up to 48 moths), low own contribution (min. 10% of the amount requested).
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"93010","2010","National","Portugal","","Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal","Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","https://www.mobie.pt/en/","/policy/regulation-electric-mobility-portugal","Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development","Decree Law 39/2010 of 26 April regulates the organisation, access and operations of electric mobility and establishes a pilot network of electric mobility stations, as well as incentives to use electric vehicles. The law establishes rules: - That encourage the purchase of electric vehicles; - That allow for a national network of charging stations for electric vehicle batteries; - That allow the user of electric vehicles to have free access to any charging point of the network regardless of the electricity supplier contracted; - That require the installation of charging points in private accesses in new buildings; - That enable the installation of loading points in private existing buildings.
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"91726","2010","National","Portugal","","Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal - taxes for licensing","Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.mobi-e.pt","/policy/regulation-electric-mobility-portugal-taxes-licensing","Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development","This ordinance sets the value of taxes for the licensing of electric mobilitys electricity supply, as well as the inspection tax due for periodic inspections, provided by the Article 19 of Decree-Law nº. 39/2010 of 26 April. Taxes charged for issuing licenses provided by the Paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 48 from the Decree-Law nº. 39/2010 of April 26, are as follows (plus the VAT in force): - License supplier of electricity to the electrical mobility: 1000? - Operator license charging points: 1000? - Inspection tax for conducting periodic inspections: 200?
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"93492","2010","National","Portugal","","Implementation of the CHP Directive","Codes and standards, Grants/subsidy, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings, Cross-industry, Industry","","Building end-uses","https://dre.pt/application/file/611248","/policy/implementation-chp-directive","Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy)","Decree-law 23/2010 transposes into Portuguese Law Directive 2004/8/CE of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 February, on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market. It aims to increase energy efficiency and security of supply by creating a framework for the promotion and development of high efficiency cogeneration of heat and electricity based on useful heat demand and primary energy savings in the internal energy market. This law regulates the activity of cogeneration, establishing its legal status and remuneration. The tariff is based on two modalities, according to the choice of cogeneration, accessible to efficient cogeneration and high efficiency cogeneration. Incentives are provided based on three criteria: reduction of primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions compared with the separate production of electric and thermal energy; cogeneration production that is efficient and uses renewable resources; and promoting the participation of cogeneration in the electricity market.
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"92146","2010","National","Portugal","","Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal - technical requirements","Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.mobi-e.pt","/policy/regulation-electric-mobility-portugal-technical-requirements","Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development","The business operation of electric mobility stations includes the installation, provision, operation and maintenance of battery-charging points for electric vehicles, with public or private access and which have been integrated into the electric mobility network. This Ordinance establishes some procedural rules as well as the technical requirements to which obtaining a license for this business operation is subject.
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"91870","2010","National","Portugal","","National Energy Strategy 2020 (ENE 2020)","","Multi-sector","","","https://dre.pt/application/file/483321","/policy/national-energy-strategy-2020-ene-2020","Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development","Pursuant to the policies developed successfully by the 17th Constitutional Government, the 18th Constitutional Government Programme places energy policies in their many aspects as pivotal in reconverting and modernising the Portuguese economy, promoting a territorially-balanced growth and fostering job creation in a convoluted and fast changing international backdrop.
The National Energy Strategy (ENE 2020) hinges around five unfolding and detailed main axes, which act as a vision, a focused set of priorities and an outline of enabling measures:
Axis 1 - AGENDA FOR COMPETITIVENESS, GROWTH AND ENERGY AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE - ENE 2020 stimulates the different economic areas adding value and job creation by betting on innovative projects in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, including the decentralisation of production and electric mobility in a balanced territorial framework; promoting competition in the marketplace by consolidating the Iberian Electricity Market (MIBEL), creating the Iberian Natural Gas Market (MIBGAS), and regulating the national oil system, thus contributing to enhance Portugals energy and financial independence in times of external energy shocks.
Axis 2 - BETTING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY by promoting the development of a national industrial sector, a generator of economic growth and job creation, and which allows the attainment of national targets for renewable energy production by increasing the range of renewable energy types in the country?s available sources of energy supply (energy mix). By doing so Portugal aims to reduce its external dependence, which translates into increased supply safety.
Axis 3 - PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY by targeting a 20% reduction in overall energy consumption by 2020, through both behavioural and fiscal measures, as well as through innovative projects, namely electric vehicles and smart grids, renewable-based decentralised production, and the optimisation of public lighting models and energy management of public, residential and services buildings.
Axis 4 - GUARANTEEING SECUTITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY by sticking to a policy of a wide energy mix of both sources and supply origins, and by strengthening transport and storage infrastructures which will allow the consolidation of the Iberian market in accordance with European energy policy guidelines.
Axis 5 - SUSTAINING THE ENERGY STRATEGY - ENE 2020 promotes economic and environmental sustainability as crucial to the success of the energy policy, by resorting to instruments of fiscal policy, to some revenue generated in the energy sector by CO2 emission allowances, and other revenues generated by the renewable energy sector, for the creation of a tariff equilibrium fund that enables a continuous renewable energy growth process.
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"93280","2010","National","Portugal","","Energy Efficiency Fund","Deployment, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Research, development and deployment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Buildings, Industry, Multi-sector","","Building end-uses","http://fee.adene.pt","/policy/energy-efficiency-fund-0","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","The Energy Efficiency Fund aims to fund the programmes and measures under the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan and has three main objectives: - To encourage efficiency by citizens and businesses, - To support energy efficiency projects in areas where until now such projects had not yet been developed, - To promote behavioural change in this area. This Fund can support the following types of initiatives: - Predominantly technology-oriented projects in transport, residential and services, industry and public sector; - Action-oriented cross-inducing energy efficiency in the areas of behaviour, taxation and incentives and financing; - Projects not covered by the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan but which demonstrably contribute to energy efficiency.
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"92444","2010","National","Portugal","","Tax Deduction for Efficient Equipment","Taxes, fees and charges, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Building end-uses","","/policy/tax-deduction-efficient-equipment","Ministry of State and Finances and Ministry of Economy and Employment","This Ordinance establishes an extension of the IRS tax deduction on expenses with efficient equipment made by individual contributors, extending such deductions to equipment and work to improve the thermal performance of buildings. This measure aims to strengthen the direct stimulus to the taxpayer, leading to a reduction in energy bills, enhancing the IRS ties to climate and energy related concerns.
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"92196","2010","National","Portugal","","Electricity Social Tariff","Economic instruments, Taxes, fees and charges, Fiscal/financial incentives","Buildings, Residential","","Building end-uses","https://dre.pt/application/file/666979","/policy/electricity-social-tariff","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Ministry of Solidarity and Social Security","Ensuring access by all consumers to the essential service of electricity supply, regardless of who provides it, raises the need that the supply is assured, particularly for the most economically vulnerable customers. Under the National Energy Strategy (ENE 2020), the Decree-Law Nº 138-A/2010 of 28 December creates a Social Tariff for the supply of electricity to the most economically vulnerable customers. The eligibility criteria are linked with entitlement to benefits allocated by the national Social Security System.
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"92742","2010","National","Portugal","","Management Structure of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Tax relief, Voluntary approaches, Information and education, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Existing buildings, New buildings, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2010/12/25000/0594305947.pdf","/policy/management-structure-national-energy-efficiency-action-plan-neeap","Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy","The Decree-Law Nº 50/2010 of 20 May 2010 created the Energy Efficiency Fund (EEF) that aims to fund programs and activities that support the measures contained in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP). This decree-law established the creation of a management structure, already foreseen in the NEEAP, to support and promote the implementation of their programs and measures, including the management of the technical aspects of EEF. Subsequently, Ordinance Nº 1316/2010 of 28 December was published. It regulates and sets the Management Structure of the NEEAP and aims to identify its organs and their competencies, the entities involved, allocation of responsibilities in the management and implementation measures, procedures for monitoring of results and procedures for the introduction of new programs and measures. The regulation specifies that NEEAP is structured into four sectors (transport, residential and services, industry and State) and three cross-cutting areas (behaviors, taxation incentives and financing) which in turn are divided into programs and measures, as described in the Resolution of the Council of Ministers Nº. 80/2008 of 20 May 2008.
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"92216","2010","National","Portugal","","Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal - financial incentives","Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.mobi-e.pt","/policy/regulation-electric-mobility-portugal-financial-incentives","","One of the objectives of the Government under Decree-Law Nº 39/2010 of 26 April was to create conditions to encourage the purchase and use of Electrical Vehicles. The Ordinance Nº 468/2010 of 7 July was published under this decree. It establishes the terms under which financial incentives to purchase new electric vehicles are granted. This ordinance regulates in particular:
the eligibility of incentives in question, the limits and impediments to their achievement,
the procedures for granting or its eventual refund as well as the monitoring and supervising the allocation of these incentives.
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"92372","2010","National","Portugal","","Regulation for Electric Mobility in Portugal - licenses for the installation of charging points","Infrastructure investments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Grants/subsidy, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport, Transport","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.mobi-e.pt","/policy/regulation-electric-mobility-portugal-licenses-installation-charging-points","Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Development, Ministry of Environment","This Ordinance establishes rules for licenses for the private use of public domain and for the installation of battery-powered charging points for public access electric vehicles, in public places. It also stipulates that the rules defined under Laws N 54/2005 of 15 November and 58/2005 of 29 December shall be considered for areas involving water fields, public or private. In particular, necessary evidence of water resources use should be obtained.
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"93457","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 229 ? Energy Efficiency Requirements on Building Materials Including Utility Systems ","Product standards, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/resolution-229-energy-efficiency-requirements-building-materials-including-utility-systems","Ministry of Economic Development ","This law approves the energy efficiency requirements for building materials and other goods used as structural elements of buildings and structures.
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"92747","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Long-term tariffs","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","","/policy/long-term-tariffs","","Russia has, under The Federal Law of July 27, 2010. ? 190-FZ ""On Heat Supply"", adopted a new legislative basis and tariff structure for heat supply. The new tariff approach is aimed at enabling the realization of energy efficiency and renewable energy policy objectives. Long-term tariffs are advocated as a mechanism to reconcile investor and consumer interests. The new tariff structure moves from a short-term cost-plus tariff approach (creating incentives to increase energy consumption) to long-term investment-based tariff methodologies. The return on investment methodology, in contrast, is more compatible with the specific capital intensive cost structure of energy efficiency investments.
Reference document:
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"92562","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Federal Law On Heating Supplies","","","","","http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/acts/675","/policy/federal-law-heating-supplies","Ministry of Energy","The Federal Law regulates the production, transmission and consumption of heat energy, heating capacity, heat-transfer agent using heating supply systems, and the functioning and development of such systems. It also defines the regulation and oversight powers of the state and municipal authorities in this sector, and the rights and obligations of consumers, heating providers, and heating supply network operators. The law regulates the following activities:– sale of heating resources and heat-transfer agent;– provision of heating resources and energy transmission services;– provision of reserve heat production capacity.
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"92753","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Energy audits and energy passports","Auditing, Regulatory instruments","Buildings, Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial processes, Building end-uses, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses, Industry end-uses","http://www.russianlawonline.com/law-firms-publications/new-developments-russian-legislation-saving-energy-increasing-energy-efficiency","/policy/energy-audits-and-energy-passports","Ministry of Energy","The Federal Law No. 261-FZ “On Saving Energy and Increasing Energy Efficiency, and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” requires energy audits to be undertaken with respect to products, buildings, structures, and technological processes, as well as legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, with a view to ascertaining amounts of energy resources used, and gauging energy efficiency and the potential for energy savings and energy efficiency increases, as well as planning and estimating supportive measures.
The findings of an energy audit are to be recorded in an “energy passport”. Self-regulatory organizations are to send copies of energy passports of mandatory audited organization to the duly authorized state authority. Subject to Russian commercial secrecy legislation, the latter may request from the self-regulatory organizations energy passports executed upon the results of voluntary energy audits. The data contained in the passports is subject to systematization, analysis, and use by the duly authorized state authority.
As a general rule, energy audits are voluntary, but the Law also lists organizations subject to mandatory inspections of this kind, including the following:
- state and local governmental bodies; organizations with state or municipality interest;
- organizations engaged in “regulated activities”
- organizations that produce, generate, and/or transport water, natural gas, heat, or electric power, produce natural gas, oil, or coal, manufacture oil products, process natural gas, refine crude oil, or transport petroleum and oil products;
- organizations whose total expenses on consumption of natural gas, diesel and other fuel, residual fuel, heat, coal, and electric power exceed RUB 10 million per calendar year;
Organizations subjected to mandatory energy auditing was to have the first such audit to be arranged and conducted by December 31, 2012, with subsequent audits to take place at least once every five years. Energy audits are to be conducted by Self-Regulatory Organizations in order to collect objective data, on energy use, and to estimate the potential for energy savings (delivery of Energy Performance Certificates).
Common industrial audits take place via walk-through inspections on:
- motors, fans, pumps and compressors
- lighting systems
- energy saving for large industrial processes (melting, drying)
- other electricity saving measures (compressed air systems, power distribution systems, cooling systems and peak power control
- heat and steam consumers
- heating, ventilation and air
- conditioning systems
- regulation heating systems
Auditors are using such measuring devices as:
- infrared cameras
- combustion analyzers
- electricity quality gauges
- temperature and humidity gauges
- ultrasonic acoustic detectors
- pH gauges
- ultrasonic water flow gauges.
Reference documents:
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"93500","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Federal Program For Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency for the Period until 2020","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/federal-program-energy-savings-and-energy-efficiency-period-until-2020","","This Program allocates 9.5 trillion rubles to regional energy savings programs, with a goal to reduce the energy intensity of Russia’s GDP by 13.5% by 2020, while also establishing government guarantees for certain projects
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"93472","2010","National","Russian Federation","","Resolution ?. 357 ? Energy Efficiency of Goods and Other Information ","","","","","","/policy/resolution-357-energy-efficiency-goods-and-other-information","Ministry of Industry and Trade"," Provides for the procedure for determining the producers and importers of energy efficiency class of goods, as well as other information about the product's energy efficiency;
Determination of the energy efficiency class of goods is carried out by the manufacturer, importer, in accordance with these Rules;
Shall apply to electric compression-type refrigeration equipment for storage and / or freezing of food in a domestic environment;
Shall apply to washing machines and combination washer-dryers, electric cars, household products, powered by the AC mains voltage up to 250 V, 50 Hz, designed for washing of textiles using a detergent and rinsing, spinning and drying ( if any) in automatic mode;
The action does not apply to washing machines with separate tanks for washing and spinning (for example, a machine with two tanks), as well as washing machines are working on other types of energy.
Shall apply to domestic air-conditioners, powered by the AC mains voltage up to 250 V, 50 Hz (hereinafter - the air conditioning). The action does not apply to air conditioners:
Operating on other energy sources;
With steam and water-water heat pump;
With a cooling capacity of 12kW
Shall apply to household dishwashers, powered by the AC mains voltage up to 250 V and 50 Hz. This action does not apply to appliances that can also use other energy sources.
Shall apply to household kitchen appliance (hereinafter - electric), operating from the mains. The action does not apply to a high-frequency heating appliance.
Shall apply to frying cabinets (domestic electric oven), operating from the mains. The action does not apply to cabinets:
Microwave ovens and microwave combination oven;
Small-size cabinets (with a useful volume of less than 12 liters);
Electric oven without temperature control;
Electro-ovens to the process of heating food, other than specified (standard heating food, heating food forced air heating and cooking hot steam).
Shall apply to household microwaves, intended for heating of food and beverage in the chamber by means of electromagnetic energy at one or several frequency bands (hereinafter - the microwaves) in the range from 300 MHz to 30 GHz, with a nominal voltage less than 250 V and 50 Hz. The action does not apply to the following devices:
Commercial microwave ovens;
Industrial microwave heating equipment;
Devices for medical purposes;
Devices intended for use in places with special conditions (eg, gas, vapor, dust).
Shall apply to color TV sets and TV equipment combined;
Shall apply to household appliances for heating, namely, electric radiators, Heaters, Electric fan heaters, electric radiators without accumulative core powered by the AC mains voltage up to 250 V and 50 Hz.
Shall apply to household appliances for heating liquids, namely household Electric boiler, electric water flow, fed by the AC mains voltage up to 250 V and 50 Hz;
Shall apply to household electric lamps, operating from the mains power supply system for general purpose and intended for use in lighting fixtures (incandescent and fluorescent lamps with integrated ballast) and household fluorescent lamps (including bulbs with one and two caps and lamps without integrated ballast), which are intended for use not only in the domestic environment (hereinafter - the lamp). The action does not apply to lamps with a:
Luminous flux of over 6500 lumens;
Power consumption of less than 4 watts;
intended for use with other energy sources, for example, powered by batteries
Not intended to emit light in the visible frequency range (wavelength from 400 to 800 nm).
Shall apply to computer monitors;
Shall apply to printers and copiers;
Shall apply to lifts intended for the transport of persons
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"92207","2010","National","Saudi Arabia","","9th Development Plan","Basic research, Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Research, development and deployment, Voluntary approaches","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/9th-development-plan","","The 9th Plan encourages cooperation between Government and entities in the private sector for research and development while creating a Long Term Strategic Plan. In the past (during the 4th – 7th plans) increasing energy efficiency in industry was a major emphasis along with strengthening the private sector and diversifying the economy; however, this plan does not place as heavy a weight on efficiency, but still encourages diversification and private sector strength.
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"91583","2010","National","Slovakia","","Act on Ecodesign of Energy Related Products No. 529/2010","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.mhsr.sk/energeticka-efektivnost-5707/127392s","/policy/act-ecodesign-energy-related-products-no-5292010","Ministry of Economy","","","","","","","","","",""
"93691","2010","National","Slovenia","","National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-action-plan-nreap-0","Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning","Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets.
Slovenia 2020 renewable energy targets:
Overall target: 25% of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Heating and cooling: 31% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 39% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 10.5% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets Slovenia put in place following measures:
Feed-in tariff scheme;
Certificates of origin;
Energy savings and energy efficiency measures in new and renovated buildings;
Support for demonstration projects;
Investment subsidy for solar installations in private households;
Programmes rising awareness about climate change and renewable energy sources;
Number of fiscal incentives.
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"92829","2010","National","Slovenia","","Energy Efficiency Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=201157&stevilka=2649","/policy/energy-efficiency-action-plan-1","Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning","The goal of Slovenia's Energy Efficiency Action Plan is to achieve 9% energy savings by 2016.
The obligation for distributers from the new EU Energy Efficiency Directive has already been implemented in Slovenia: in compliance with the EU directive and the national action plan all energy suppliers must achieve 1% annual energy savings.
In 2010, the contribution for improving the efficiency of electricity consumption and the fuel-price supplement started to be charged with the use of fossil energy. These funds are used for programs designed to achieve energy savings. With the new charge, available funds for energy efficiency programs have greatly increased and come close to providing the total amount needed to realise government objectives in this area.
Obligations for energy savings only apply to big distributors, while for others, energy programs are implemented by the Ecological Fund (Eko sklad), which is focused on energy efficiency measures in households.
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"91943","2010","National","South Africa","","Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) Programme","White certificates, Grants/subsidy, Obligation schemes, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","http://iepd.iipnetwork.org/policy/eskom%E2%80%99s-energy-efficiency-and-demand-side-management-eedsm-incentive-program","/policy/energy-efficiency-and-demand-side-management-eedsm-programme","Department of Energy","This policy intends to stimulate energy efficiency to do the following five things: provide quick power system relief; be a cheaper alternative to new generation; support SME growth; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and reduce users energy bills. It will do this through regulations, institutional governance structures, and targeted financial incentives for residential, commercial and industrial sectors, specifically to: reduce bureaucracy; accelerate the approval of projects and disbursal of subsidies; provide a transparent and long term pricing regime; clarify and differentiate energy efficiency and demand side management projects; and adjust incentives to equalise treatment of energy efficiency and demand side management (DSM) investments. Proposed standard offer payment in R/kwh, excluding monitoring & validation costs: 0.5404 in 2010, 0.5168 in 2011, 0.5798 in 2012. Energy Conservation Target: energy efficiency potential is between 20-30% across many segments.
Responding to the Government's National Energy Efficiency Strategy (NEES) to reduce energy demand and contribute to the short-term shortage of electricity supply, Eskom (the largest state owned utility company of South Africa) launched a financial incentive program.
The Energy Efficiency and Demand-side Management funding programme is aimed at promoting the implementation of more energy-efficient technologies, processes and behaviours amongst all electricity consumers.
Eskom had a number of programmes in place targeted at different customers and energy savings project sizes. Incentive schemes that offered opportunities for the all industrial companies include the following [3]:
Standard Product Program: pre-approved rebates for deemed energy savings achieved through specified technologies. Eskom provided rebates on the investment costs for the implementation of specific technologies. Standard value per rebated item, capped at ZAR 750,000, and full payment is awarded once the project has been commissioned. Eskom compiled a database of technologies that are deemed to be energy efficient, and customers who implement the technologies are eligible for the rebate on the investment costs. The focus is on small to medium projects ","","","","","From 1 April 2011 the government allocated a budget of ZAR 5.4 million over 3 years to support Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management measures","","","",""
"93738","2010","National","Sweden","","Energy Audits for Companies","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Cross-industry, Industry","","","www.energimyndigheten.se/Foretag/Energieffektivisering-i-foretag/Ekonomiskt-stod-for-energikartlaggning","/policy/energy-audits-companies","Swedish Energy Agency (STEM)","The energy audit support scheme is directed towards companies which use at least 500 MWh per year of energy, i.e. relatively energy-intensive companies. The support covers 50% of the cost of the energy audit, up to maximum of SEK 30 000. The government decided to introduce the support in December 2009. Applications are to be sent to the Swedish Energy Agency before the energy audit takes place and the support is paid to the company following completion of the energy audit and when suggestions for measures to be taken are in place. The measures will then be followed up a few years after the energy audit.
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"91980","2010","National","Sweden","","Government Subsidies for Local Energy Efficiency Measures","Funds to sub-national governments, Advice/aid in implementation, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Information and education","","","","","/policy/government-subsidies-local-energy-efficiency-measures","","To reinforce energy and climate-related actions at the local and regional level, the Swedish government adopted a statute on state aid for municipalities and county councils that undertake strategic energy efficiency activities in their operations. Municipalities and county councils actively undertaking energy efficiency measures can apply for financial aid from the Swedish Energy Agency as of 1 January 2010. SEK 99 million a year has been reserved for this purpose as part of Sweden's five-year national programme of action for energy efficiency during 2010-2014. The aim of the support scheme is two-fold. First, to allow municipalities and county councils to set a good example for effective energy use in accordance with the Energy Services Directive. The second aim is to contribute to and adopt the goals set by the parliament concerning energy efficiency. The municipalities and county councils that receive support are committed to determine a strategy for energy efficiency and to actively work to implement it. The strategy should cover situation analysis, aims, plan of action and the choice of at least two out of six measures described in attachment VI in European Parliament directive for energy services. This could include the purchase of energy efficient products or rentals/ownership of energy efficient buildings. The impacts of energy efficiency measures adopted are reported annually to the Swedish Energy Agency. In addition to providing financial support, the Swedish Energy Agency will give advice and support to the municipalities and county councils regarding energy efficiency. The Swedish Energy Agency has developed guidelines for interpretation of the six motions described in the statute 2009:893 regarding energy efficient motions for authorities. The Swedish Energy Agency organised seminars during Spring 2010 along with the Delegation for sustainable cities, on Energy Efficiency and Climate Smart City Planning across the country. There was much interest and 400 people applied to participate in the seminars. The support scheme will also facilitate improved collaboration between the 21 county administrative boards and municipalities. County administrative boards play an important role in supporting municipalities and the county councils regionally during the application process for the support scheme, as well as during the development of the local strategy, implementation of measures and follow-up activities. This may involve provide support and guidance on a variety of issues, such as road network, education, or other specific questions. The county administrative boards work in association with regional and local players developing and implementing regional climate and energy strategies along with identification, planning and implementation of achievements and measures for a reduced impact on climate and for increased energy efficiency.
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"92230","2010","National","Sweden","","National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)","","Multi-sector","","","http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/action_plan_en.htm","/policy/national-renewable-energy-action-plan-nreap-0","Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications","Under Article 4 of the EU Directive 2009/28/EC, member countries of the European Union were obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission, National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) by 30 June 2010. The NREAP should outline a pathway which will allow member states to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG cuts targets. (See also Energy and Climate Policy Framework: ""A sustainable energy and climate policy for the environment, competitiveness and long-term stability"".)
The overall renewable energy target for Sweden is to have at least a 50 % of share of energy generated from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption. Based on the forecast and trajectories made for the NREAP, the sectoral goals for renewable energy by 2020 are:
Heating and cooling: 62% of heat consumption met by renewable sources;
Electricity: 63% of electricity demand met by electricity generated from renewable energy sources;
Transport: 14% of energy demand met by renewable energy sources.
In order to achieve above enlisted targets Sweden put in place following measures:
Carbon Dioxide tax; Energy tax; Electricity tax; sulphur tax and vehicle tax;
Energy tax;
Electricity tax;
Sulphur tax and vehicle tax;
Exemption from energy and carbon dioxide tax for CO2-neutral fuels and for vegetable and animal oils and fats and biogas as a heating fuel; Electricity certificate scheme;
EU-ETS;
Support for demonstration wind projects;
Investment aid for photovoltaic cells connected to the grid
Financial support for solar heating installations;
Biofuels obligations;
Support for energy efficiency measures in buildings:
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"92434","2010","National","Sweden","","Environmental vehicle premium","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","","www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/Vag/Fordon/Fordonsskatt/Femarig-skattebefrielse/","/policy/environmental-vehicle-premium","Swedish Transport Agency","As from 1 July 2009, new vehicles with lower emissions of carbon dioxide (green vehicles according to the old green vehicle definition) are exempt from annual vehicle tax for the first five years. On 1 January 2013, more stringent criteria for the five-year exemption, involving weight-based carbon dioxide emission requirements, were introduced. The tax exemption was also extended to include motorhomes, light goods vehicles and light buses. This means that passenger cars, motorhomes, light goods vehicles and light buses brought into use in Sweden for the first time on or after 1 January 2013 are exempt from annual vehicle tax for the first five years, provided that their carbon dioxide emissions (according to data in the Road Traffic Registry) do not exceed a maximum level calculated in relation to the vehicle’s weight (green vehicles according to the new definition). At the beginning of 2012, a super-green vehicle rebate of up to SEK 40,000 was introduced for new vehicles emitting a maximum of 50 g CO2/km (super-green vehicles).
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"91541","2010","National","Switzerland","","Energy Cities","Advice/aid in implementation, Grants/subsidy, Information and education, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.energiestadt.ch/organisation/energieschweiz-fuer-gemeinden/","/policy/energy-cities","","As of November 2016, there were 412 cities with the label as Energy Cities to serve as examples in how reach the targets of SwissEnergy. The possibility to conclude agreements on CO2 reduction at the municipal level will be considered.
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"91796","2010","National","Switzerland","","Tenders for efficient use of electricity","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Industry, Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Building end-uses","http://www.bfe.admin.ch/prokilowatt/index.html?lang=fr","/policy/tenders-efficient-use-electricity","","The grid levy on electricity – also used to fund feed-in tariffs – will be used to help finance selected energy efficiency measures that would not pay for themselves purely through the energy savings made. A series of tender calls for projects and programmes for more efficient use of electricity in industry and households has been launched by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy since 2010, with a varying budget of around Swiss francs (CHF) 10 million to 20 million.
Companies and organisations may apply for the implementation of efficiency measures within the scope of an annual call for tenders. The main criterion is the cost-benefit ratio (promotion funding per saved amount of energy). In order to qualify, projects and programmes must meet additional criteria, including that the tender’s financial contribution towards a project is at least CHF 20 000 and promotion funding is equivalent to a maximum of 40% of the investment costs.
The scheme aims to fund projects for appliances and process measures whose payback period is greater than five years and infrastructure projects with a payback period of more than nine years. Support increases proportional to the increase in payback time: 20% support for a payback time of five years, rising to 40% for a payback time of nine or more years.
The scheme has two strands: one for projects and one for programmes. While projects are geared at putting in place the best available technologies, programmes focus on information barriers and behavioural change. Tenders are scrutinised by a panel of experts who assess the costs and savings of the scheme and select those that have the best cost-benefit ratio. For each bid, they decide the appropriate proportion of the total costs of the project/programme.
","","","","","For 2014, the budget is CHF 22 million.
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"92028","2010","National","Switzerland","","Building Investment Programmes","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","","/policy/building-investment-programmes","","There are 23 cantonal programmes that subsidise private investments in energy savings and renewable energies in the building sector. The Federal Office of Energy supports these programmes with SF 9 million (2001).
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"92073","2010","National","Tunisia","","Tax exemptions for the import of renewable energy and energy efficiency equipment materials (Decree 2010/1521)","Codes and standards, Feed-in tariffs/premiums, Tax relief, Regulatory instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.cnudst.rnrt.tn/jortsrc/2010/2010f/jo0502010.pdf ","/policy/tax-exemptions-import-renewable-energy-and-energy-efficiency-equipment-materials-decree","Ministry of Finance","The Decree amends the list of the raw materials and products necessary to manufacture energy efficiency or renewable energy equipments that are exempted from VAT and have reduced import duties. The previous list was established in 1995.
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"91974","2010","National","Turkey","","National Climate Change Strategy 2010-2020","","","","","http://www.csb.gov.tr/db/iklim/editordosya/IDES_ENG.pdf","/policy/national-climate-change-strategy-2010-2020","Ministry of Environment and Forestry","The National Climate Change Strategy (2010-2020) was developed under the co-ordination of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, through an effective working process by the participation of public institutions, private sector establishments, non-governmental organisations and universities. The Strategy was approved by the Prime Ministry of Higher Planning Council on 3 May 2010.
Strategic objectives of the Strategy are:
Fulfilment of Turkey’s obligations under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 1992;
Control GHG emissions;
Develop the clean production technology, R&D and innovative capacities;
Human resources and institutional capacity building which will be supporting environmental goals and development of green initiatives;
Strategic targets of the Strategy are:
Actively participate in the international negotiations and cooperation projects which take actions to combat and adapt to global climate change;
Create a National Climate Change Action Plan complementary to the Strategy as well as a suitable policy framework with the co-operation of all stakeholders;
To ensure climate change organisational structure and knowledge management
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"93647","2010","National","United Kingdom","","Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC)","Other regulatory instruments, GHG emissions trading, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Industry","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crc-energy-efficiency-scheme","/policy/carbon-reduction-commitment-energy-efficiency-scheme-crc","Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)","The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC Scheme) is designed to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions in large public and private sector organisations. The CRC affects large public and private sector organisations across the UK, together responsible for around 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Participants include supermarkets, water companies, banks, local authorities and all central government departments. Qualification for the scheme is based on electricity usage. For Phase 2, organisations will qualify if, during the qualification year, they consumed over 6 000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of qualifying electricity through settled half-hourly meters. Organisations that meet the qualification threshold must register using the CRC Registry, which is administered by the Environment Agency. Qualifying organisations have to comply legally with the scheme or face financial and other penalties. Organisations that participate in the CRC are required to monitor their energy use, and report their energy supplies annually. The Environment Agency’s reporting system applies emissions factors to calculate participants’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on the basis of this information. Participants must purchase and surrender allowances to offset their emissions. Allowances can either be bought at annual fixed-price sales, or traded on the secondary market. One allowance must be surrendered for each tonne of CO2 emitted. The allowance price in Phase 1 has been set at GBP 12 per tonne of CO2.
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"92798","2010","National","United Kingdom","","Smart Metering Implementation Programme","Advice/aid in implementation, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/helping-households-to-cut-their-energy-bills/supporting-pages/smart-meters","/policy/smart-metering-implementation-programme","Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","Smart meters are the next generation of gas and electricity meters. They are part of the Government’s plan for upgrading the UK’s energy system. The aim is for all homes and small businesses to have smart meters by 2020. Energy suppliers will be required to install smart meters and take all reasonable steps to install them for everybody. Consumers with smart meters will be offered an in-home display (IHD) that lets them see how much energy they are using and what it will cost. This will let them have more control over their energy use and help them save energy and money. They will also receive energy efficiency advice as part of the installation process. Between now and 2020 energy suppliers will be responsible for replacing over 53 million gas and electricity meters. This will involve visits to 30 million homes and small businesses in the UK.
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"91637","2010","National","United Kingdom","","Scottish Energy Efficiency Action Plan","","Multi-sector","","","http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Action/energy-efficiency-policy/ActionPlan","/policy/scottish-energy-efficiency-action-plan","Scottish Government","The Action Plan sets out a framework for the Scottish government’s wide-ranging programme of activity on behaviour change, household, business and public sector energy efficiency, infrastructure, skills and finance. It is a key component of our broader approach to meeting Scotland's climate change targets and securing the transition to a low-carbon economy in Scotland. Key actions relating to energy efficiency include to:• improve the energy efficiency of all our housing stock to meet the demands of the future;• establish a single energy and resource efficiency service for Scottish businesses;• develop a public sector that leads the way through exemplary energy performance and provides the blueprint for a low-carbon Scotland;• reduce transport energy demand, transforming how we use our transport systems;• promote infrastructure improvements, e.g. by developing a sustainable heat supply;• ensure that people are appropriately skilled to take up the opportunities.
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"92151","2010","National","United Kingdom","","Energy Act 2010","","Multi-sector","","","www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/27/contents","/policy/energy-act-2010","Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)","The main elements of the Energy Act 2010 are:
Provision for the introduction of the ""Green Deal"" pay-as-you-save scheme;
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) incentive;
Delivering a financial support mechanism that will bring forward up to four commercial-scale demonstration projects on coal-fired power stations, and will permit the retrofit of additional CCS capacity to those projects (should it be required at a future point);
Mandatory social tariff support;
Reducing the energy bills of more of the most vulnerable energy users by increasing the level of spending by energy companies on social support above current levels (rising from GBP150 million in 2010-11 to GBP300 million by 2013-14) and giving greater guidance on the types of households eligible for future support;
Clarifying Ofgem's remit;
Making it clear that Ofgem must consider reducing carbon emissions and delivering secure energy supplies as in the interest of consumers, and step in proactively to protect the consumer interest as well as considering longer term actions to promote competition;
Tackling market power exploitation;
Giving Ofgem additional powers, through the introduction of a Market Power Licence Condition, to prevent companies exploiting market power resulting from constrained capacity in the electricity transmission system leading to raised costs for consumers.
Other measures are:
Requiring the Government to prepare regular reports (every 3 years) on the progress that has been made on the decarbonisation of electricity generation in Britain and the development and use of CCS;
Allowing the Government to set the period within which energy companies must inform customers of changes to their gas and electricity tariffs (currently at an unacceptable 65 working days);
Extending the time limit within which Ofgem can impose financial penalties on energy suppliers for breaches of licence conditions from 12 months to 5 years;
Enabling action to be taken against certain types of cross-subsidy between gas and electricity.
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"92670","2010","State/Provincial","United States","","Oregon Energy Efficiency Obligation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","https://energytrust.org/library/policies/4.06.000.pdf","/policy/oregon-energy-efficiency-obligation","","In 2010, the government of Oregon introduced an energy efficiency obligation for residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The obligation concerns electricity and gas. Obligated parties include investor-owned electricity companies (retail). The obligation seeks to achieve 55.1 MW of electricity in 2016, save at least 6 million annual therms of natural gas in 2016. For 2015-19, save 240 MW of electricity and 24 million annual therms of natural gas.
To be eligible for funding under the obligation (that is, funding from the Energy Trust), measures must generally meet two cost-effectiveness tests -- Utility Cost Test and Total Resource Cost Test. Measures for buildings must meet Energy Trust energy efficiency specifications. Measure categories in 2015 included: existing buildings (C&I, residential multi-family, new buildings, production efficiency (industry and agriculture), existing and new homes, products.
Statute requires independent review of the public purpose charge to develop recommendations for the legislature. A report was released in 2006 that recommended developing more consistent M&V procedures for public purpose charge funds. M&V is done by the Energy Trust of OR. The Energy Trust of OR has a robust programme for process and impact evaluations and a robust quality control and quality assurance process to make sure M&V is done well.
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"91538","2010","National","United States","","Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule","Regulatory instruments","Multi-sector, Utilities, Industry","","","www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html","/policy/mandatory-reporting-greenhouse-gases-rule","U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule requires large sources and suppliers in the United States to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually. The rule was signed on 22 March 2010 by EPA Administrator Jackson. Under the rule, five types of suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of vehicles and engines (except light duty sector), and facilities from 25 source categories that emit 25 000 metric tonnes or more per year of GHG (CO2e) emissions are required to monitor and report emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and other fluorinated gases). The new Rule will cover approximately 85% of the country's GHG emissions and apply to approximately 10 000 facilities. The Rule will allow the collection of accurate and comprehensive emissions data which will be used to inform future policy decisions. The new reporting system will provide a better understanding of where GHGs are coming from and will guide development of the best possible policies and programmes to reduce emissions. The data will also allow businesses to track their own emissions, compare them to similar facilities, and provide assistance in identifying cost-effective ways to reduce emissions in the future. The first annual reports for the largest emitting facilities, covering calendar year 2010 (monitoring begins 1 January 2010), were to be submitted to EPA 31 March 2011. Vehicle and engine manufacturers outside of the light-duty sector will begin phasing in GHG reporting with model year 2011. EPA is responsible for verification of emissions data.
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"93570","2010","National","United States","","Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Program for Model Year 2014-2018","Regulatory instruments","","","","http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-heavy-duty.htm","/policy/medium-and-heavy-duty-vehicles-fuel-efficiency-and-ghg-emission-program-model-year-2014-2018","U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","","","","","","USD 7.9 Million in FY 2013
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"92209","2010","State/Provincial","United States","","Arkansas Energy Efficiency Obligation ","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/arkansas-energy-efficiency-obligation","Arkansas Public Service Commission","In 2010, the Arkansas government introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas. The obligation seeks to achieve an energy savings of 249 GWh per year, and an incremental energy savings of 0.1% when compared to total fuel consumption.
Obligated parties include electricity and natural gas utilities. For programme year 2015, the base year for measurement is 2013. The target for electric utilities is 0.90% of 2013 sales, and the target for natural gas utilities is 0.50% of 2013 sales.
Eligible energy efficiency measures include education, audits, heating systems, lighting, demand response, insulation, HVAC, and motors. Calculation of measures is based on deemed and metered savings.
All programmes are subject to annual evaluation, measurement, and verification. Each utility employs a third-party contractor to perform company specific evaluation, measurement, and verification. The Commission’s General Staff also contracts with an Independent Monitor who evaluates and verifies the work of the third-party contractors. Each utility files an annual evaluation, measurement and verification report with the Commission, and the Independent Monitor also files an annual report with the Commission.
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"92628","2010","National","United States","","Aviation Low Emissions, Fuel Efficiency, and Renewable Fuels Measures
","Information and education","","","","http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/environ_policy_guidance/policy/media/Aviation_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_Reduction_Plan.pdf","/policy/aviation-low-emissions-fuel-efficiency-and-renewable-fuels-measures","U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)","Aviation Low Emissions, Fuel Efficiency, and Renewable Fuels Measures are strategies that reduce GHG emissions from the aviation sector. These include demonstration projects of alternative fuels, direct investments in new public infrastructure to reduce fuel use, financial incentives for fuel efficiency improvement at airports, international collaboration to reduce air traffic emissions, and National emissions reduction goals. The U.S. Government has committed to carbon-neutral growth in aviation by 2020, which is expected to be achieved through a combination of new technologies, upgraded operational measures, and alternative fuels such as biofuels. National Programs to reduce aviation GHG emissions include the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), Aviation Sustainability CENTer (ASCENT), the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE), the Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE), the Continuous, Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program, the Aviation Fuel Efficiency Goal, and the Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) Program.
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"93574","2010","State/Provincial","United States","","Arizona Energy Efficiency Obligation ","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/4488","/policy/arizona-energy-efficiency-obligation","","In 2010, the Arizona government introduced an energy efficiency obligation for all sectors except transport, covering electricity and gas. The obligation seeks to achieve cumulative energy savings with in the electricity and gas sector equal to 22% and 6% respectively of the previous year's sales by 2020. (The savings goals started in 2011 with an annual target of 1.25% for electricity and 0.5% for gas. The annual target increases over time to reach the cumulative goal by 2020.)
Obligated parties include investor-owned electricity utilities and all gas utilities. Ths Salt River Project and electric co-operatives also have a (somewhat lower) target. Gas co-operatives and propane companies must meet a proportion of the standard for regulated gas utilities.
Eligible energy efficiency measures include residential lighting, residential swimming pool pumps, appliance recycling, new home construction, HVAC, efficient appliances, behavioural programmes, retrofits, planting shade trees, low-income weatherisation, industrial motors, dynamic tariffs (peak time rebates, time-of-use, and super peak pricing).
Calculation of measures is based on field metering, on-site inspection, customer surveys, trade ally interviews, focus groups, billing records and analysis, review of implementation tracking databases and documentation.
Monitoring and verification evaluations are conducted by third parties for each of the regulated utilities.Regulated utilities are required to submit annual reports on progress with programmes and measures to the Arizona Corporation Commission for approval.
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"93544","2010","National","United States","","On-Road GHG Assessment Tools
","Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Information and education, Information and education","Transport","","","http://www.planning.dot.gov/FHWA_tool/, http://www.epa.gov/otaq/models/moves/index.htm","/policy/road-ghg-assessment-tools","U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)","On-Road GHG Assessment Tools support and encourage state and local governments to estimate future GHG emissions from the on-road portion of the transportation sector, plan future emissions scenarios and targets, and find strategies to mitigate these effects. Examples tools include EPA's MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) tool and DOT/Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Energy and Emissions Reduction Policy Analysis Tool (EERPAT).
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"93653","2010","National","United States","","Building Technologies Office","Regulatory instruments, Advice/aid in implementation, Information provision, Information and education, Information and education","Buildings, Residential, Buildings","","Building end-uses, Lighting, Appliances, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-technologies-office","/policy/building-technologies-office","U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)","The United States Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) partners with states, local governments, industry and manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings and the equipment, components and systems within them.
BTP’s partnerships with industry, stakeholders, and end users help guide and prioritise research, development and deployment efforts and validate new and improved technologies through programmes such as:
Building America
Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Integration
EnergySmart Schools
EnergySmart Hospitals
ENERGY STAR®
Energy Codes
Equipment Standards and Analysis
The following key technology pathways contribute to these goals:
I. Research and Development
• Residential Buildings Integration: BTO will furnish the energy technologies and solutions to reduce energy use in new prototype residential buildings by 70%. These technologies and solutions, when combined with on-site energy technologies, will result in net-zero energy homes by 2020 and, when adapted to existing homes, will significantly reduce their energy use. By 2010, the programme will develop, document and disseminate cost-effective technology packages that achieve an average 40% reduction in whole house energy use.
• Commercial Buildings Integration: By 2010, BTO, in collaboration with industry, will develop, document and disseminate a complete set of technology packages that give builders energy efficient options to help them achieve a 30% reduction in the purchased energy use in new and small- to medium-sized commercial buildings (relative to American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers [ASHRAE] Standard 90.1-2004). Programme representatives will also complete an initial set of technology options that establishes a basis for achieving a 50% energy use reduction in commercial buildings.
• Emerging Technologies: The programme will accelerate the introduction of highly efficient technologies and practices for both residential and commercial buildings by conducting research and development on advanced lighting, building envelope, window, space conditioning, water heating and appliance technologies. In the area of solid state lighting, the programme goal is to achieve lighting technologies with double the efficiency of today’s most efficient lighting sources.
II. Equipment Standards and Analysis
• To increase the minimum efficiency levels of buildings and equipment, the programme will continue to develop codes, standards and guidelines that are technologically feasible, economically justified, and save significant amounts of energy. By 2010, BTP will issue several formal proposals, consistent with enacted laws, for enhanced product standards and test procedures.
III. Technology Validation and Market Introduction
• The Building Energy Codes sub-programme activities will support the development and implementation of energy-efficient building codes to increase the construction of more efficient residential and commercial buildings.
• The goal of BTP’s Commercial Lighting Initiative is to spearhead a visible public campaign challenging commercial building owners to improve their building lighting efficiency by at least 30% using a combination of commercially available but underutilised technologies, lighting controls, expert lighting design, and integrated systems.
• Through the EnergySmart Schools sub-programme, BTO aims to increase the use of energy-efficient technologies and strategies to achieve 30% energy savings in existing K-12 schools and 50% energy savings in new schools or major renovations or additions.
• BTP’s EnergySmart Hospitals sub-programme goals include providing technical guidance, education, and financing tools to increase construction of energy efficient buildings.
• The programme will support the Solar Decathlon, a high-profile university competition held biannually in Washington, D.C., that promotes public awareness of highly efficient building technologies and net-zero energy homes that use renewable energy technologies.
• BTP will partner with the Environmental Protection Agency to help accelerate the adoption of clean and efficient domestic energy technologies through ENERGY STAR® activities. By 2010, the programme’s goal is to increase the market penetration of ENERGY STAR labelled windows to 65% (from a 2003 baseline of 40%), and maintain a 28% market share for ENERGY STAR appliances.
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"93357","2010","National","Morocco","","Moroccan Standard NM 14.2.300","Regulatory instruments, Product standards, Endorsement label, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments, Performance labels, Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Lighting, Appliances, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","","/policy/moroccan-standard-nm-142300","","Under the standard, appliances requiring mandatory labelling are cooling appliances (refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners), cooking appliances (electric ovens), cleaning appliances (dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers) and household electric lamps (incandescent and fluorescent lamps with/without integrated ballast).
The standard was introduced as a voluntary measure in 2010 but was made mandatory in 2011 under MEMEE Order 2148-11 (July 2011).
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"93130","2010","National","Morocco","","Law 16-09 on the Creation of the Agency for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency","Strategic planning","","","","http://www.amee.ma/index.php/en/","/policy/law-16-09-creation-agency-development-renewable-energy-and-energy-efficiency","Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency","","","","","","","","","",""
"93212","2009","International","","European Union","EU Climate and Energy Package: CO2 emission limits for cars","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","ec.europa.eu/transport/index_en.htm","/policy/eu-climate-and-energy-package-co2-emission-limits-cars","European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport","On 6 April 2009 the EU Council of Ministers adopted the final texts of the energy and climate change package negotiated in December 2008. The package aims to meet the EUs goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels 20% from 1990 levels by 2020. It comprises six legislative texts, covering: a revision of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS); emissions reduction targets for sectors outside the ETS; a framework for carbon capture and storage (CCS); fuel quality standards; CO2 emission limits for new passenger cars; and the promotion of renewable energy sources. The Council adopted a regulation setting the first legally-binding standards for CO2 emissions from new passenger cars, to apply as of 2012, giving legal effect to the EUs goal of reducing average emissions from new cars to 120gr CO2 / km. This is to be achieved in two ways: A reduction to 130gr CO2 / km through engine technology plus an additional cut of 10gr CO2 / km through more efficient vehicle features, for instance air-conditioning systems or tyres. The new regulation makes these objectives binding for the average fleet of a given car manufacturer in successive stages: In 2012, 65 % of their car fleet must meet the target, in 2013 75 % and in 2014 80 %. From 2015, the whole fleet needs to comply with the CO2 emissions objective. An objective of 95gr CO2 / km for 2020 is also put forward in the directive, with the modalities for reaching this objective to be reviewed by the Commission by 2013. Penalties will be imposed on non-compliant car manufacturers, depending on how far their fleet exceeds the targets and on the number of their new passenger cars. From 2012 until 2018, EUR 5 per newly registered car must be paid for the first gram above the objective. For the second gram above the objective EUR 15 are due, rising to EUR 25 for the third gram. For emissions of more than 3 grams over the limit, EUR 95 is charged per newly registered vehicle. From 2019, the penalty will be EUR 95 per new car for every gram above the target. Manufacturers can improve their fleet emissions performance by including eco-innovations, i.e. new technology that is not measured through the standard EU CO2 emissions test. The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the specific emissions target of a manufacturer may be up to 7 g CO2/km. Manufacturers can also produce ultra-low emissions cars, which emit less than 50gr CO2 / km. Ultra-low emission cars will be counted as 3.5 cars in 2012 and 2013, 2.5 cars in 2014, 1.5 in 2015 and 1 car in 2016. Niche manufacturers, those producing fewer than 10 000 new registered passenger cars per calendar year, can be excluded from the regulation for up to 5 years. Those producing up to 300 000 new cars can also be exempt under certain conditions. Countries are required to start monitoring and reporting specific CO2 emissions data starting on 1 January 2010, and yearly after that. The directive enters into force 3 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
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"92518","2009","State/Provincial","","","Public and Freight Transport","Infrastructure investments, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Transport","","","","/policy/public-and-freight-transport","Dubai Roads & Transport Authority, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport","Bus transportation is the primary focus of public transport investments in the UAE, with ridership growing by more than 500% since 2009. Dubai recorded 367 million public transport journeys in 2012, including 109 million rides on the Dubai metro, the region's first light rail system. Abu Dhabi recorded over 65 million public transport journeys in 2012 and is exploring a light rail system. A freight rail network, crossing all 7 emirates and integrated into the GCC network, is planned to be in place by 2017, representing over US$11 billion in investment.
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"93227","2009","National","Argentina","","Argentinean Energy Efficiency Fund (Fondo Argentino de Eficiencia Energetica)","Information and education, Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","SMEs, Industry","","","http://energia3.mecon.gov.ar/contenidos/archivos/Reorganizacion/eficiencia/resumen_pad_proyecto_eficiencia_energetica_argentina.pdf","/policy/argentinean-energy-efficiency-fund-fondo-argentino-de-eficiencia-energetica","Secretaria de Energia","This fund was developed under a World Bank Energy Efficiency Project in Argentina. The objective of this six year project is to increase energy efficiency use through the promotion and sustainable growth of energy efficiency services contributing to the reduction of energy costs to consumers and long term sustainability of the Argentinean energy sector. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating regulatory, financing and information related barriers that limit activities and investment in energy efficiency and energy conservation. This project includes the creation of the energy efficiency fund worth 2.18 million USD covering the development of energy audits and implementation of feasibility studies for investment in energy efficiency as well as the development of the energy efficiency fund itself. Currently (2015) the fund provides low interest loans for energy efficiency projects in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and is operated under the scope of the National Fund for Development of Micro, Small and Medium sized companies.
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"93596","2009","National","Australia","","Enterprise Connect","Deployment, Grants/subsidy, Research, development and deployment, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/closed-programs/EC/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/enterprise-connect","Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Research & Tertiary Education","Enterprise Connect was a AUD 200 million Australian Government initiative designed to boost productivity.
The Clean Energy Innovation Centre was a AUD 20 million commitment under Enterprise Connect to assist companies innovating in the clean energy sector. The Clean Energy Innovation Centre helped small and medium sized clean energy companies enhance their performance by providing a range of business improvement services. The centre provided the core suite of services offered by the Enterprise Connect network including:
Business Review : conducted for free by Business Advisers;
Tailored Advisory Service : provides funding to implement actions identified in the Business Review; and
Researchers in Business : offers the placement of researchers from universities or public research agencies into businesses to help develop and implement new commercial ideas.
The Clean Energy Innovation Centre offered a range of industry specific assistance including:
Facilitating quick access to services provided under Austrades Clean Energy Export Strategy;
Finding and adapting the latest research and technology to help firms improve their products and manufacturing processes;
Provision of expert, customised advice to improve commercialisation planning and execution; and
A range of initiatives aimed at enhancing information exchange within the clean energy sector.
As part of the 2014-15 Federal Budget, the Government has decided to cease the Enterprise Connect programme from 1 January 2015. The Enterprise Connect programme stopped accepting Business Review applications on 30 June 2014.
","","","","","Clean Energy Innovation Centre: AUD 20 million over 4 years","","","",""
"93567","2009","National","Australia","","Energy Efficient Homes Package and Solar Hot Water Rebate","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Water heating, Building systems, Building end-uses","www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency/index.html","/policy/energy-efficient-homes-package-and-solar-hot-water-rebate","Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency","The Energy Efficient Homes Package was announced on 3 February 2009 as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan. The programme comprises two components: A home insulation programme and the Solar Hot Water Rebate. This assistance helped householders to reduce their energy consumption and save on energy bills by either having ceiling insulation installed or replacing their electric hot water system with a more energy efficient unit.
The Home Insulation Program, a key part of the Package, aimed to drive employment, help the environment and boost the economy. Householders, including owner-occupiers, landlords and tenants could access either the insulation assistance of up to AUD 1,200 under the Home Insulation Program. The program applied to homes that were uninsulated at the time, or had very little ceiling insulation and were built before mandatory thermal performance requirements were introduced in the 2003 Building Code of Australia.
The Home Insulation Program, which incorporated the Homeowner Insulation Program and the Low Emission Assistance Plan for Renters which ran from 3 February 2009 to 31 August 2009, was capped at AUD 2.45 billion and was closed on 19 February 2010. Solar Hot Water Rebate scheme offered a rebate of up to AUD 1600 for the installation of a solar hot water heater, or AUD 1000 for the installation of a heat pump hot water system, that replaced electric hot water storage systems. From 20 February 2010 the Solar Hot Water component was superseded by the Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme (see separate entry).
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"91855","2009","National","Australia","","National Strategy on Energy Efficiency (NSEE)","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","www.industry.gov.au/Energy/EnergyEfficiency/Pages/NationalStrategyEnergyEfficiency.aspx","/policy/national-strategy-energy-efficiency-nsee","Coalition of Australian Governments (COAG), with secretariat support from the Department of Industry and Science","In July 2009, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to the comprehensive, 10-year National Strategy on Energy Efficiency (NSEE), to accelerate energy efficiency improvements and deliver cost-effective energy efficiency gains across all sectors of the Australian economy. The NSEE was updated in July 2010.
The NSEE aims to streamline roles and responsibilities across government by providing a nationally consistent and coordinated approach to energy efficiency.
The overarching National Partnership Agreement on Energy Efficiency is the Intergovernmental Agreement that gives effect to the NSEE and sets out specific action to be taken by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments to maximise cost-effective energy efficiency gains across the economy
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"91808","2009","National","Australia","","Green Loans Programme for Households","Loan / debt finance, Advice/aid in implementation, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Information and education","Residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/green-loans-programme-households","Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency","The Green Loans programme was announced by the Australian Government in May 2008 as part of its Climate Change Budget. The programme combined low-interest loans of up to AUD10 000, a green reward to the value of AUD 50, as well as detailed household sustainability assessments. The Loans component was removed from 22 March 2010. The AUD 50 Green Reward is being provided to households who had assessments undertaken up until 11 May 2010 (approximately 300,000 households). Homeowners looking to save energy and water had access to a qualified assessor to evaluate their current energy and water use. The assessors then provided a report tailored to that household on the best ways of reducing energy and water use. The advice was ranked in order of a combination of environmental benefit and operational cost savings. Prior to 22 March 2010 the green loans helped households undertake measures suggested by the assessment. The loans were made available through partnering financial institutions. On 21 December 2010, the Government announced that the Green Loans program would be extended to 28 February 2011 and would then terminate.
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"93125","2009","National","Australia","","LivingGreener.gov.au - Online portal","Information provision, Information and education","Buildings, Utilities, Multi-sector","","Building end-uses, Medium trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.livinggreener.gov.au/","/policy/livinggreenergovau-online-portal","Department of Industry","The objective of LivingGreener.gov.au was to deliver a single, user-friendly government website to link households to all Commonwealth, state, territory and local government sustainability programmes. LivingGreener enabled ready access and therefore greater uptake of environmental programmes for sustainability (energy, water, waste and personal transport) by Australian householders. The website was designed to be the central hub for Australians to find information, inspiration and action on their journey towards living more sustainably. The website was designed to give them the tools they required and encouraged them to go further than they would have. LivingGreener also included a number of Life Events guides and Real Stories from users and engaged with Australian audiences using social media as well as a phone line backup.
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"94056","2009","National","Australia","","Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme (South Australia)","","Buildings, Residential","","","","/policy/residential-energy-efficiency-scheme-south-australia","","
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing residential
Policy Sequence
Policy superseded by: Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme (South Australia)
Governance
Development Authority: Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Implementation Authority: Essential Services Commission of South Australia
Incentive Details
Funding Mechanism: Obligated energy service providers
Recipient Types: Households
Compliance path
Resources
Description
Notes
Climate Zones
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"93266","2009","National","Australia","","Heavy duty vehicle emissions test facility","Experimental development, Regulatory instruments, Research, development and deployment","","","Heavy trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.climatechange.gov.au/","/policy/heavy-duty-vehicle-emissions-test-facility","Department of the Environment and Energy","The emissions test facility was commissioned in operation in September 2009. The first project for the facility was cetane and load effects project undertaken for DEWHA (now SEWPaC) with the data feeding into a review of the National Automotive Fuel Standards, providing up-to-date information on the performance of biofuel and synthetic diesels, as well as input data to the NTC review of truck GVM limits on the Hume Highway. The facility has also been used on a commercial basis to support fuel majors and additive providers with the development of products, and also for the development of low emission on-road truck solutions. The facility remains operational today and is unique in Australia as the only heavy duty engine dynamometer facility capable of transient emissions testing; the type of testing called for in the latest applicable Australian Design Rules, ADR80/03. The transient capability allows engine testing which closely replicates on-vehicle and in-field operations, as required by initiatives such as the Diesel NEPM which is due for review.
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"94046","2009","State/Provincial","Australia","","Building Code of Australia (Tasmania) 2009","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Building codes and standards, Prescriptive","Buildings, Residential, Non-residential","","Building end-uses, Building envelope, Building systems, Space heating, Space cooling, Building vintage, Existing buildings, New buildings","","/policy/building-code-australia-tasmania-2009","","
Applicable Building Type(s)
Existing non-residential, Existing residential, New non-residential, New residential
Policy Requirement Level
Mandatory
Resources
Notes
Climate zones
HDD: Heating Degree Days
Max. temp: Average January maximum temperature
Water Vapour Pressure: Average 3pm January Water Vapour Pressure
HDD
Max. temp
Water Vapour Pressure
Climate zone 1
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≥ 30°C
≥2.1kPa
Climate zone 2
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"92466","2009","National","Australia","","National Energy Efficiency Initiative - Smart Grid, Smart City","Deployment, Demonstration, Infrastructure investments, Research, development and deployment, Research, development and deployment, Direct investment, Economic instruments","","","","http://www.industry.gov.au/Energy/Programmes/SmartGridSmartCity/Pages/default.aspx","/policy/national-energy-efficiency-initiative-smart-grid-smart-city","Department of Industry","The Australian Government's Smart Grid, Smart City project has demonstrated Australia's first fully integrated, commercial scale smart grid. The project trialled a range of customer and grid side smart grid technologies and applications, to help quantify the benefits of smart grids and to inform broader industry and consumer acceptance and adoption of smart grids across the Australian energy market. The project has gathered robust information about the costs and benefits of smart grids and is being used to inform future decisions by government, electricity providers, technology suppliers and consumers across Australia. Reports and data, including data interrogation tools, are publically available through the project website: www.smartgridsmartcity.com.au/ich.
The grid side application trial outcomes provide useful information to network businesses to improve system reliability and security; manage peak demand in a more cost effective way; identify operational efficiencies; and support the integration of distributed generation and storage, and intermittent renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power.
Households participating in the trials had unprecedented access to transparent and near real-time electricity usage and cost information; were financially rewarded for reducing their energy use at peak times, had greater control over their energy use and bills and were able to avoid expensive peak demand charges. Access to applications such as simple in home displays (S-IHDs), home area networks, online consumer portals, smartphone apps and energy rebates, maximised household utility from dynamic tariff offers.
The Smart Grid Smart City project also trialled distributed generation and storage technologies, including small community wind turbines, residential and grid side battery storage devices and gas fuel cells. These trials sparked a high degree of community interest in alternative energy infrastructure.
An electric vehicle trial was also undertaken for both fleet and private usage patterns. This demonstrated the benefits of electric vehicles for consumers and businesses and provided data on the likely impacts that the uptake of EVs will have on electricity network operations.
The analysis shows potential savings of up to AUD 28 billion over the next 20 years, through:
Technological development, deployment and enablement of smart grid technologies;
Cost reflective electricity pricing including dynamic tariffs;
Changing consumer behaviour; and
Energy market reforms to support smart grid technologies.
The project trials were completed by 28 February 2014. The project's final reports and supporting material were published on 28 July 2014 and are available on the project website: www.smartgridsmartcity.com.au/ich.
","","","","","AUD 100 million Government Funding plus AUD 500 million industry contributions (in-kind and cash).","","","",""
"93565","2009","State/Provincial","Australia","","South Australia Energy Efficiency Obligation ","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/south-australia-energy-efficiency-obligation","","In 2009, the government of Southern Australia introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential and small business sectors, concerning electricity and gas consumption. Obligated parties include primary retailers with 5 000 or more electricity or natural gas residential customers in South Australia; secondary retailers with annual electricity purchases greater than 27 000 MWh, or anual gas purchases greater than 100 000 GJ.
Total energy efficiency targets for primary and secondary retailers: 1,200,000 GJ in 2015, 1,700,000 GJ in 2016, and 2,300,000 GJ in 2016. Primary retailers must achieve the following amounts of the total targets through energy savings in priority low-income households: 230,769 GJ in 2015, 326,923 GJ in 2016, and 442,308 GJ in 2017.
Calculation of savings is based on specified small-scale energy saving measures with deemed energy saving values. Monitoring & verification evaluation are based on random audits of energy saving projects.
Obligated parties can purchase energy savings from specialist third party providers via private bilateral contracts. No white certificates.
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"91563","2009","National","Austria","","Combined Heat and Power Law (CHP Law - KWK Gesetz)","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","","www.e-control.at/portal/page/portal/medienbibliothek/recht/dokumente/pdfs/kwk-gesetz-bgbl1-111-2008.pdf","/policy/combined-heat-and-power-law-chp-law-kwk-gesetz","Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour","Austrias Combined Heat and Power Law (CHP Law - KWK Gesetz) took effect in early 2009, to promote CHP through the partial reimbursement of operating expenses for new and modernized CHP plants for public district heating, and promoting investment grants for new CHP plants (except those covered by the Green Electricity Act). New or modernized CHP plants for public district heating can receive investment subsidies, if they result in savings in energy and CO2 emissions compared with separate production of heat and electricity. An efficiency formula is used to determine whether savings occur. From 2006 to 2012, EUR 55 million are available for the subsidies, with 30% allocated to cogeneration plants for industrial use. New plants for which permits are received by 30 September 2012 and are in operation by 31 December 2014 can receive investment subsidies up to 10% of the total funds needed. Plants up to 100MW can receive a subsidy of EUR100/kW; those between 100 and 400MW EUR60/kW; and those above 400MW up to EUR40/kW. Existing or modernized plants can receive subsidies in EUR cents/kWh based on several cost parameters, such as fuel costs, operation and maintenance costs, adequate return on employed capital, pension payments, administrative costs and taxes.
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"92185","2009","National","Austria","","New Housing Subsidisation Scheme","","Residential, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Space heating, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","umwelt.lebensministerium.at/article/articleview/71851/1/7781/","/policy/new-housing-subsidisation-scheme","Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management","As part of the 15a Agreement on energy savings with the Federal Provinces concerning initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector, new arrangements were made in September 2008 to use federal subsidies to promote improved energy efficiency. The measures took effect in early 2009. Buildings constructed between 1945 and 1980 that have not yet been renovated will be refurbished as much as possible to achieve better thermal insulation. Specific heating requirement targets (alternatively expressed as a minimum reduction figure) have also been set for building renovation. When replacing oil- and gas-fired heating systems, only systems using modern condensing technology will be subsidised if they are combined with solar heating and the building shell is checked for areas where thermal insulation can be improved. Starting in 2012, houses built using funds from the housing subsidy scheme will have to meet heating standards of 36 kWh/m2 per year for single-family homes, and 20 kWh/m2 per year for multi-storey residential buildings. In addition, climate-friendly heating and water heating systems will soon be a pre-requisite for the payment of subsidies, particularly renewable energy sources and district heating through co-generation plants. Subsidies for new buildings constructed with oil-fired heating systems will gradually be phased out; the Federal Provinces have been given flexible transition periods to implement this change. Finally, public buildings are to be built and renovated in line with the subsidy standards for housing, which go beyond the requirements of the building code.
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"92589","2009","National","Barbados","","Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados","Strategic planning","Multi-sector","","","http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=1866829","/policy/sustainable-energy-framework-barbados","","In February 2009, the Government of Barbados entered into a Technical Assistance Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide assistance to develop a Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados.
The general objective of this project is to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in Barbados.
The specific objectives of this project—related to the respective project Components described below are:
To help the Government of Barbados develop a Sustainable Energy Framework for Barbados, and achieve institutional strengthening in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency;
To help the Government of Barbados promote energy efficiency in the country’s key sectors, and to implement energy efficiency pilot projects;
To help the Government of Barbados identify and promote the most effective alternatives for renewable energy generation, and to implement renewable energy pilot projects;
To ensure wide dissemination of all project activities and results, thus contributing to improving information on sustainable energy practices in Barbados.
Renewable Energy target (not binding) for Barbados to be reached by 2020:
To achieve 10% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2012; and
20% by 2026;
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"93400","2009","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Flanders - Property Tax Reduction","Grants/subsidy, Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","http://belastingen.vlaanderen.be/nlapps/docs/default.asp?id=170","/policy/flanders-property-tax-reduction","Flemish Tax Agency","The Flemish Decree of 23 May 2008 stipulates that new residential buildings with an E-level of E60 and new commercial buildings with an E-level of E70 shall receive a 20 % property tax reduction for a period of 10 years. New residential buildings with an E-level of E40 shall receive a 40 % property tax reduction.
From 1 January 2013 the regulation becomes more strict for residential buildings. In case of an E-level of E50 (E40 in 2014) a reduction of 50% is given for e period of 5 years and a 100% reduction for 5 years in the case of an E30 building.
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"91582","2009","State/Provincial","Belgium","","Flanders Roof Insulation Premium","Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","www.energiesparen.be","/policy/flanders-roof-insulation-premium","Flemish Energy Agency","Under this policy, the Flemish government gave a fixed premium of EUR500 to owners or tenants of residential buildings who insulated their roof or attic floor (min 40 m²) with new insulation material with a R-value of at least 3 m²K/W.
Social housing companies, local authorities, public centres for social welfare or associations that let or sublet houses also could apply for the premium, The premium was increased to EUR 600 or EUR 1000 for people with a low income.
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"92561","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Energy Efficiency Rebate Program ","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","","/policy/alberta-energy-efficiency-rebate-program","Program was delivered by C3 (formely Climate Change Central)","Alberta Energy Efficiency Residential Rebate Program was delivered by Climate Change Central or C3, providing incentives for home energy audits, high efficiency furnaces and hot water systems, front-end clothes washers, home insulation, and construction of new energy efficient homes. Provided incentives to over 177,000 Alberta households.
$52 million allocated
Estimated GHG reducion= Approximately 2.6 megatonnes of emissions over the lifetime of the upgrades.
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"93660","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Québec Écoconduite (EcoDriving) ","","","","Medium trucks, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","http://www.ecomobile.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.php","/policy/qu%C3%A9bec-%C3%A9coconduite-ecodriving","Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources Naturelles","As part of this program, the government offers a website where drivers can find useful information on proven methods to reduce their carbon footprint while driving. The information provided on this website is based on an Ecomobile pilot project launched in 2009 to test the distribution of the Ministry ecodriving training for light duty vehicles throughout Québec via a network of certified organizations.
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"92810","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation ","Grants/subsidy, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Industrial processes, Industry end-uses","http://ccemc.ca/","/policy/alberta-climate-change-and-emissions-management-corporation","Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation ","The Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation is an arms-length independent organization that receives annual grant funding from the Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund. Priority areas for funding are aligned with Alberta's 2008 Climate Change Strategy and include conserving and using energy efficiently.
","","","","","$35.5 million has been invested into 13 energy efficiency projects (2015)","","","",""
"92701","2009","National","Canada","","National Vehicle Scrappage Programme","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Grants/subsidy, Voluntary approaches, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.retireyourride.ca","/policy/national-vehicle-scrappage-programme","Environment Canada","The Government of Canada is committing USD 92 million over four years to support to Clean Air Foundation to deliver a national vehicle scrappage program that offers Canadians rewards for retiring their older, high polluting vehicles to reduce air pollution. Retire Your Ride is a voluntary initiative to encourage the accelerated retirement of older vehicles and, as such, operates without legislative authority. Incentives include public transit passes, membership in car-sharing programmes, discounts on the purchase of a bicycle, CAD 300 in cash. In addition, rebates can also be obtained on the purchase of a new vehicle. These rebates are to be provided voluntarily by manufacturers and dealers, encouraged to participate in the new programme. The programme will apply to personal vehicles (cars, pick-up trucks, minivans, or sport-utility vehicles) made in 1995 or earlier that are in running condition and has been registered and properly insured for the last six months. For more information, see the Clean Air Foundations website at www.retireyourride.ca.
","","","","","CAD 92 million over four years","","","",""
"92376","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Power Smart New Buildings Program (Manitoba)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","","http://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_business/new_building/index.shtml","/policy/power-smart-new-buildings-program-manitoba","Manitoba Hydro","This Program provides technical guidance and financial incentives for designing, constructing, and operating new, energy-efficient buildings in Manitoba. Financial incentives are based on projected energy savings and proven building performance.
Program updated in January 2015 to reflect National Energy Code for Buildings 2011 and Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings 2013.
$3.8 million allocated for fiscal year 2015.
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"93173","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Nova Scotia Electricity Efficiency Regulations","Advice/aid in implementation, Strategic planning, Funds to sub-national governments, Information and education, Direct investment, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.efficiencyns.ca/ ","/policy/nova-scotia-electricity-efficiency-regulations","Nova Scotia ","Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act (2009)
The legislation created an independent electricity efficiency administrator called the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation. It established a fund that is dedicated to delivering electricity efficiency programs. The Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation also manages energy efficiency and conservation programs outside of electricity saving measures. Funding comes from a levy on the Nova Scotia electricity rate-payer base and the Province of Nova Scotia.
Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Restructuring Act (2014)
This Act requires Nova Scotia Power to purchase efficiency resources whenever they are lower cost than producing power. Efficiency resources are provided by an independent franchise (“Efficiency Nova Scotia” or ENS) for commercial, industrial, and residential consumers. Targets for electricity efficiency are guided by a periodic Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) required by the Utility Board.
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"91889","2009","National","Canada","","Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations","Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","","","Medium trucks, Heavy trucks, Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=29FDD9F6-489A-4C5C-9115-193686D1C2B5","/policy/vehicle-greenhouse-gas-emission-regulations","Transport Canada","On April 1 2009, the Government of Canada announced that it is proceeding with the immediate development of regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999) to limit emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new cars and light trucks to take effect beginning with the 2011 model year. The Government of Canada has indicated that it will harmonise its standards with the national standards of the United States, its largest trading partner. (Pursuant to the direction of Congress, the U.S. Administration is working to progressively tighten fuel economy standards to achieve a level of 35 miles per gallon for the combined fleet of cars and light trucks by 2020.) The development of Canadian regulations for the 2011 model year is a first step towards continued improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The details of the regulations will be developed through the normal regulatory process which includes consultations with stakeholders.
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"91614","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Alberta Growing Forward 2: On-Farm Energy Management Program","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Other","http://www.growingforward.alberta.ca/Programs/index.htm?contentId=ON_FARM_ENRG_PRG&useSecondary=true&active=yes","/policy/alberta-growing-forward-2-farm-energy-management-program","Government of Alberta","This program shares the cost of investments that improve energy efficiency on Alberta farms. The Growing Forward 2 On-Farm Energy Management Program addresses three important industry priorities:
Increased industry competitiveness;
Improved environmental stewardship. When producers use energy more efficiently, they are recognized as reliable stewards of Alberta’s resources; and
Improved energy management. Producers who install on-farm submeters are better aware of their energy usage and how to manage it to improve their bottom line.
","","","","","Approximately $2 million/year
Individual Funding: Up to $50,000 per applicant cost share. Cost share can range from 35-100% or a per area cost share.","","","",""
"91845","2009","State/Provincial","Canada","","Manitoba Energy Efficiency Standards for Replacement Forced Air Gas Furnaces and Small Boilers Regulation","Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Product standards, Regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Buildings","","Appliances, Water heating, Space heating, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=181/2009","/policy/manitoba-energy-efficiency-standards-replacement-forced-air-gas-furnaces-and-small-boilers","Manitoba Government","This regulation pertains to the existing residential sector and requires that Manitobans install furnaces that have a minimum efficiency level of 92% AFUE. The regulation also covers small boilers - hot-water boilers are required to have a minimum efficiency of 82% and low-pressure steam boilers are requires to have a minimum efficiency of 80%.
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"92989","2009","National","Czech Republic","","GREEN SAVINGS programme (Green Investment Scheme)
","","Residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Energy class, Space heating, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building end-uses, Building systems, Building end-uses","http://www.zelenausporam.cz/sekce/582/about-the-green-savings-programme/","/policy/green-savings-programme-green-investment-scheme","Ministry of Environment, State Environmental Fund","The Green Savings programme focuses on support for heating installations utilising renewable energy sources but also investment in energy savings in reconstructions and new buildings. The programme will support quality insulation of family houses and multiple-dwelling houses, the replacement of environmentally unfriendly heating with low-emission biomass-fired boilers and efficient heat pumps, installation of these sources in new low-energy buildings, installation of solar-thermal collectors as well as construction of new houses to the passive energy standard.
","","","","","CZK 25 billion","","","",""
"92866","2009","National","Czech Republic","","Building Retrofit Subsidies: NEW PANEL programme
","Loan / debt finance, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","www.sfrb.cz/programy-a-podpory/bytove-domy/program-novy-panel","/policy/building-retrofit-subsidies-new-panel-programme","Ministry for Regional Development, State Housing Development Fund","The programme is designed to provide financial support for reconstruction and modernisation of all types of blocks of flats.
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"93672","2009","National","Denmark","","Sustainable Transport - Better Infrastructure Strategy","Infrastructure investments, Tax relief, Direct investment, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","Medium trucks, Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.trm.dk/EN/Publications/2008/Sustainable+transport.aspx","/policy/sustainable-transport-better-infrastructure-strategy","Ministry of Transport","The Danish governments long-term Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure strategy has as one of its objectives to reduce CO2 emissions from road transport, combining initiatives on green car taxes, investment in public transport, intelligent traffic systems and new roads. The elements of the plan are to be implemented over the next 10-15 years, aiming for a thorough shift towards a sustainable transport system. For road vehicles, the government will undertake a fundamental restructuring of vehicle taxation to encourage the purchase of energy-efficient cars. This will be combined with a road pricing policy to make it more expensive to drive in urban areas during rush hour, thus increasing the demand for public transport. The strategy also supports the introduction of electric vehicles by introducing a tax exemption until 2012 and subsequent tax reductions in the following years to 2015.
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"93182","2009","National","Denmark","","Finance Act 2009 - energy target for state institutions","Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/finance-act-2009-energy-target-state-institutions","Danish Energy Agency","In addition to the Circular outlining obligations for state insitutions to underake energy-saving measures, the Finance Act 2009 imposed an energy-saving target on state owned institutions. According to the target, energy cosumption in 2011 must be 10% lower than in 2006.
","","","","","DKK 10 million","","","",""
"92325","2009","National","Denmark","","Tax reform 2.0","Taxes, fees and charges, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.skm.dk/foreign/","/policy/tax-reform-20","Danish Ministry of Taxation","A central element of the reform is a tax increase on both pollution and energy consumption, which includes raised taxes on energy used for heating and cooling, increased green taxes on electricity in general, and a tax on different kinds of fuels used for production.
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"91871","2009","National","Finland","","Climate policy programme for the Ministry of Transport and Communications administrative sector 2009-2020","Negotiated agreements (public-private sector), Advice/aid in implementation, Comparison label, Direct investment, Voluntary approaches, Information and education, Performance labels, Information and education, Economic instruments","","","Medium trucks, Heavy trucks, Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.lvm.fi/web/en","/policy/climate-policy-programme-ministry-transport-and-communications-administrative-sector-2009","Ministry of Transport and Communications","The Ministry of Transport and Communications climate policy programme aims to substantially reduce emissions from business, industry, administration and peoples everyday lives by means of transport and communications policies. The administrative sector of the Ministry of Transport and Communications will take into account adaptation to climate change in construction, maintenance and management of the transport and communications infrastructure, so as to ensure the level of transport and communications services is maintained. Advantage will be taken of the possible benefits of the climate change. The aim is for goods transport and public transport operators, participating in energy efficiency agreements, to save 9% in energy consumption and that the overall energy efficiency in the transport sector will improve.The emissions reduction potential from improved energy efficiency is 0.3 million tonnes of CO2.The Ministry of Transport and Communications together with its administrative sector will invest in marketing and monitoring energy efficiency agreements, in training in economic driving, in considering energy efficiency in procurement, and in intelligent transport solutions. Energy-economic driving will be promoted as part of energy efficiency agreements (professional drivers) and as part of mobility management (passenger car drivers).
","","","","","EUR 0.5 million annually","","","",""
"93089","2009","National","France","","Boiler Regulation","Utility obligations, Obligation schemes, Regulatory instruments, Market-based instruments, Economic instruments","","","Other, Boilers, Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Reglementation-applicable-aux-.html","/policy/boiler-regulation","","Annual maintenance is mandatory for boilers with an effective rated output between 4 and 400 kW. During this maintenance, advice is given to the users on the replacement of the boiler, other modifications to the heating system and alternative solutions.For boilers with an effective rated output between 400kW and 20MW periodic control is mandatory every 2 years and advice from ADEME on energy management are given during this control.Advice is given about the most efficient heating systems, the improvement of the energy performance of the buildings that can be made and the financial incentives which are available.Boilers with an effective rated output between 4 and 400kW:Annual maintenance is the responsibility of the occupant for individual boilers, and the owner or association of property co-owners in case of collective boilers.The inspector must be qualified according to French regulation ( law dating from July 5th 1996 concerning craft industry) An attestation of maintenance must be delivered no later than 15 days after the visit, and this report must be kept 5 years, to be presented in case of control.Boilers with an effective rated output between 400kW and 20MW:The operator is required to have the boiler inspected every two years by an accredited body, which meets requirements of the ISO standard 17020 “General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection” A report must be delivered no later than 2 months following the visit. This report must be kept 5 years, to be presented in case of control.
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"93092","2009","National","France","","PREDIT 4: Sustainable transport","Direct investment, Economic instruments","Transport","","","www.predit.prd.fr","/policy/predit-4-sustainable-transport","Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning, Ministry for Industry and Research, National Research Agency (ANR), French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME), SME innovation Agency (OSEO)","A programme to coordinate policies on research and innovation in land transportation, PREDIT has been in place since 1990. In February 2009, the French government launched the fourth PREDIT programme. PREDIT 4, with a budget of approximately EUR 400 million, will run from 2009-12 and the first of if its six priority areas is energy and environment. Energy and environment is also set to receive the largest portion of the budget, EUR 145 million, to finance projects that reduce CO2 emissions, improve data on pollution and its effects, and in the longer term coordinate research into very energy-efficient, low- or zero-carbon dioxide emitting vehicles, particularly trucks. Another of the six programme areas, Transport policy, will emphasise consideration of sustainable mobility and climate change, helping the developing of coherent policy and appropriate economic and regulatory tools.
","","","","","EUR 400 million, divided between two ministries and three agencies","","","",""
"91763","2009","National","France","","Scellier Law","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","","http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577&idArticle=LEGIARTI000020051670","/policy/scellier-law","","This law enables an income tax reduction for the purchase of new residential buildings or rehabilitated ones intended for renting as the main residence of the tenant. The investor has two options:– « Scellier mechanism » : the tax reduction is spread over 9 years with rent ceiling conditions– « Intermediate Scellier mechanism » : the tax reduction is spread over 9, 12 or 15 years with an added deduction of 30%. However, this option has conditions concerning the financial situation of the tenant and lower rent ceilings.The rate of tax reduction was 25% in 2010; 13% in 2011, and 10% in 2012. For BBC (Low Consumption Buildings) housings the rate reached 22% in 2011, and will increase to 20% in 2012.
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"92013","2009","National","France","","Grenelle 1","Information and education, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.legrenelle-environnement.fr/-Lois-.html","/policy/grenelle-1","","Grenelle 1 is the planning law relating to the implementation of the Grenelle Environment Forum. Through 57 items, this law offers measures affecting the energy and construction, transport, biodiversity and natural environments, governance and finally risk to the environment and health. The main goals are as follows:Buildings and Energy: Establishment of all guidelines for energy efficiency, renewable energy development and the fight against climate change. This includes a reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions by a factor of four by 2050, and enforcement of the 50 kWhEP/m2/an standard for building primary energy intensity.Transport: modal shift to road freight while in transit as well as accelerated programs of urban public transport and high speed lines.Biodiversity, Agriculture, Forestry and Sea: Confirmation of all arrangements and deadlines from the Grenelle Environment Forum, particularly the “green and blue,” the efficient and productive agriculture, forestry and boosting the integrated management of sea and coast. Health: establishment of a health record of employee exposures to dangerous substances.Waste: strengthening control of eco-organizations by the State, establishment of targets for recycling and prevention of waste at the source of Grenelle, enhanced collaboration in each department overseas, among all eco-approved organizations, and, if necessary, a single interface all the representative.Governance, Information and Training: creation of an environmental portal that allows any user to access to environmental information held by public authorities, and in some cases to participate in environmental policy development; a report in one year on creating a body to ensure transparency, methodology, ethics, and expertise, in decision making, which may constitute an ""appeal body"" concerning environmental policy practices; and finally consumer information on the overall characteristics of products and packaging to ensure customers have access to complete and objective information.
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"93222","2009","City/Municipal","France","","Property Tax Exemption","Tax relief, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/spip.php?page=article&id_article=28830","/policy/property-tax-exemption","","New residential buildings of which construction is finished by January 31st 2009 and labeled “BBC2005” can be exempted from property tax. Local authorities decide if they want to implement these exemptions and are free to set exemption rate between 50 and 100% for 5 years.
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"93287","2009","National","Germany","","New vehicle car tax system","Taxes, fees and charges, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Economic instruments","","","Medium trucks, Passenger vehicles, Commercial vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses, Road transport, Transport end-uses","","/policy/new-vehicle-car-tax-system","Federal Ministry of Finance","Effective 1 July 2009, newly registered cars will be subject to a new motor vehicle tax system based both on engine cubic capacity as well as vehicle CO2 emissions. New vehicles registered between 5 November 2008 and 30 June 2009 are exempt from paying vehicle tax for one year, extending to two years if the vehicle meets Euro 5 or Euro 6 emission standards. The base tax amount is dependent on engine capacity: EUR 2 per 100cc for petrol and EUR 9.5 per 100cc for diesel engines. On top of this, vehicles that emit more than 120 gCO2/km will be taxed EUR 2 per gCO2/km. This threshold emission level will apply until 2011, after which it will be tightened to 110gCO2/km in 2012 and 2013, and to 95gCO2/km in 2014 and beyond. An online calculator available on the Federal Ministry of Finance website allows vehicle owners to rapidly calculate their vehicle tax. Starting in 2013, the vehicle tax paid on older cars will be adjusted to be in line with the new system.
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"93413","2009","National","Germany","","Future Investments Act (ZuInvG)","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/future-investments-act-zuinvg","","In the framework of the federal government’s Second Economic Package of January 2009 the law on the execution of future investments of the municipalities and federal states (Future Investments Act [ZuInvG]) is making cash available to the municipalities and states to a total value of €10bn. The federal states and municipalities are taking on a co-financing share of 25%, so that a total of at least €13.3bn is available for additional investments in the training and education infrastructure and for improvement of the remaining infrastructure. In addition numerous projects and measures for increasing energy efficiency are being carried out.
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"92887","2009","National","Germany","","TOP 100 ? Environmental symbol for climate-related products","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","www.bmu-klimaschutzinitiative.de","/policy/top-100-environmental-symbol-climate-related-products","","This project involves identification of the “best product” criteria for the 90 most important products from the point of view of climate protection as well as creation of the award criteria for the Blue Angel environmental symbol. This is intended to form the basis for a rapid change in the market to energy-efficient and climate-friendly best products. For the 90 particularly climate-relevant products indicative ecological assessments, life-cycle cost analyses and benefit analyses are carried out, then they are examined in respect of further critical environmental aspects (such as toxic effects, noise or radiation), after which the product carbon footprint is drawn up and the criteria for awarding of the Blue Angel are derived and agreed upon in-process with the partners on the ground. By way of support for the assessment key ecological assessment modules (e.g. for electricity or transport) are updated and the international standardisation process for the product carbon footprint is monitored.
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"92408","2009","National","Germany","","Buy Smart project","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","www.buy-smart.info","/policy/buy-smart-project","","The aim of the “Buy Smart” project is to promote the purchase of energy-efficient products. The project is targeted at public-sector and private buyers. In “Buy Smart” guides, performance sheets and computational aids created in the predecessor project for the office equipment, lighting, vehicles, domestic appliances, building components and green electricity product groups are being revised. These tender aids are being offered for free download on a new internet site, which also contains information on green procurement, labels, and a good practice database. The information is included in e-procurement platforms, making use of environmentally-friendly criteria free of additional expenditure for buyers. A further area of emphasis is intensive public relations work with the focus on assessment of life-cycle costs. Buyers and environmental managers are being addressed in a targeted manner by means of cooperation with networks. A quarterly newsletter is provided. Free consultations on green procurement have led to supervision of ten pilot projects. This EU-subsidised project is being carried out in Germany by the Berlin Energy Agency and it is being co-financed under the National Climate Protection Initiative.
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"92686","2009","National","Germany","","Funding Programme for Electromobility Pilot Regions","Economic instruments","","","Passenger vehicles, Road transport, Transport end-uses","www.bmvi.de","/policy/funding-programme-electromobility-pilot-regions","Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infastructure (BMVI)","The BMVI “Electromobility in Pilot Regions” focus programme, which is being subsidised with about €130m from the Second Economic Package, combines application-oriented research and development for battery technology with an emphasis on everyday- and user-oriented demonstration and application.
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"92580","2009","National","Germany","","Federal Programme for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","http://www.bmelv.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EU/RichtlinieBewilligungBundesprogrammEnergieeffizienz.html","/policy/federal-programme-increasing-energy-efficiency-agriculture-and-horticulture","Federal Office for Agriculture and Food","The Federal Programme for Increasing Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture is designed to fund highly energy-efficient investment measures for the reduction of environmentally harmful CO2 emissions in agriculture and horticulture. The programme supports investment measures in companies in this sector producing agricultural and horticulture products which lead to significant energy savings and funds investment measures for processing and marketing.
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"91621","2009","National","Germany","","Mod.EEM ? ?Modular Energy Efficiency Model?","Information and education","Multi-sector","","","https://www.modeem.de/","/policy/modeem-modular-energy-efficiency-model","","The aim is the preparation and implementation of an adaptable, web-based energy management system, respectively tailored to companies with differing structures and sizes in the pilot region of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) taking into account normative peripheral conditions (DIN EN 16001, EMAS). It is planned to make the results available to all companies in Germany. This should put them in the position to improve energy performance continuously by means of a systematic approach. Initially approximately 100 companies in NRW are being recruited for the project. The project is being supported by means of an annual “energy manager” competition in consultation with the DIHK.
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"93248","2009","National","Germany","","Partnership for Climate Protection and Energy","Fiscal/financial incentives, Advice/aid in implementation, Economic instruments, Information and education","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/partnership-climate-protection-and-energy","Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)","The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) together with the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) started a joint project called ""Partnership for climate protection, energy efficiency and innovation"" to support, among other things, company visits by members of the chambers (regional partners in the special fund). These visits aim to recommend to the SMEs concerned to make use of energy consulting services. This initiative will lead to a marked rise in demand for such services. According to estimates by the KfW bank, the funds needed in 2010 will amount to EUR 12 million (for 6,000 initial advice services and 1,000 in-depth advice services); these funds are part of the draft budget.
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"91994","2009","National","Germany","","ERP Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Programme A","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Multi-sector","","","","/policy/erp-environmental-protection-and-energy-efficiency-programme","","Besides measures not directly relevant to energy efficiency (for example noise protection, fresh water savings and wastewater reduction, soil and groundwater protection, efficient energy production, and reclamation of hazardous sites and landfills) funding is provided for measures designed to increase energy efficiency: construction of new buildings with a low energy requirement, building and energy technology, heat recovery/utilisation of waste heat, and procurement of low-emission commercial vehicles. Funding takes the form of low-interest loans.
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"91869","2009","National","Germany","","Energy-related Products Act (EVPG):Implementing measure for electrical appliances in the TRS-sector","Information and education, Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.ebpg.bam.de/de/produktgruppen/index.htm","/policy/energy-related-products-act-evpgimplementing-measure-electrical-appliances-trs-sector","","The Ecodesign Directive constitutes the framework for the introduction of the harmonized standards with regard to ecodesign of energy-using products in the EU. During the recast of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC), its scope was extended to all energy-relevant products.
The EU Ecodesign Directive (2005/32/EC) was transposed into German law in 2008. The Energy-using Products Act (EBPG) was replaced in 2011 through the Energy-related Products Act (EVPG). The Energy-related Products Act (EVPG) contains the national law framework for the enforcement of product-specific implementing ecodesign measures laid down by the European Commission. The act also contains provisions on market surveillance in Germany. Implementing measures in force for energy-using and energy-related equipment in the TRS-sector: Lighting (04/2010),heating loop circulation pumps (01/2013), standby mode (01/2010), Fans (01/2013), external power supply (04 / 2010).Implementing measures for boilers and combi boilers; consumption in networked standby mode, however, are decided by the EU Commission, but not yet in force.
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"93047","2009","National","Germany","","Heating Costs Ordinance","Regulatory instruments","Industry","","","www.bmwi.de ","/policy/heating-costs-ordinance","","The purpose of the Heating Costs Ordinance, which is based on the Energy Savings Act (EnEG), is the creation ofincentives to encourage economical use of energy by means of consumption-based metering and billing of heatingand water heating usage. With the coming into force of the revised version of the Ordinance on 1 January2009 the consumption-based component of the billing of heating costs increased to 70 % for certain buildings.This should create additional incentives for energy-saving and thus also for reduction of CO2 emissions in thebuildings sector. In addition building owners are obliged to record, for connected heating systems by 1 January 2014 at the latest, the percentage of energy consumption accounted for by water heating, in principle by meansof a heat meter. In addition the provisions of the Heating Costs Ordinance create an incentive to comply with the so-called low-energy building standard (thermal heat requirement of less than 15 kWh/M²) in the constructionor redevelopment of apartment buildings.
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"93619","2009","National","Germany","","Environmental bonus","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Transport","","","","/policy/environmental-bonus","","In January 2009, in the framework of the Economic Programme II, the federal government adopted a funding programme for the award of an environmental bonus to the value of €2,500. This was granted as a once-off subsidy on application to BAFA where a private car owner bought a new or one-year-old car and at the same time could prove that he or she had had a car scrapped that was at least nine years old. The objective of this bonus was to replace old passenger vehicles with high emissions of classical pollutants with new, more efficient vehicles. The funding amount was increased to €5bn due to the very high level of demand. A total of approximately two million passenger vehicles were subsidised.
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"92957","2009","National","Germany","","Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG)","Other regulatory instruments, Codes and standards, Regulatory instruments","Residential, Non-residential, Buildings, Buildings","","New buildings, Building vintage, Building end-uses","http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/en/topics/acts-and-ordinances/heat-act/","/policy/renewable-energies-heat-act-eew%C3%A4rmeg","Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety","Renewable Energies Heat Act (EEWärmeG) aims to increase the share of renewable energies in heat provision to 14% by 2020. The Act makes the use of renewable energy for space and hot water heating mandatory for new buildings. It also stipulates budget requirements to this end for the Market Stimulation Programme. While the Act applies only to new buildings, it leaves room for individual German States to enact policies addressing the existing building stock. Owners of buildings that are to be newly erected are obliged by the EEWärmeG to use a certain percentage of renewable energy for heating purposes (water and space heating). The minimum percentage depends on the renewable energy technology used. Various alternative measures are also permitted: - Energy Saving Regulation (EnEV) requirements for buildings must be increased by15%; - At least 50% of energy for heating purposes must be supplied by combined heat and power (CHP); - Energy supply by a district heating network, if heating is generated mainly by the use of renewable energy technologies, waste heat or CHP.
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"92727","2009","National","Germany","","KfW-Programme Energy-Efficient Rehabilitation (Energieeffizient Sanieren)","Loan / debt finance, Grants/subsidy, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments, Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Residential, Buildings, Buildings","","Existing buildings, Energy class, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses, Building end-uses","https://www.kfw.de/KfW-Group/KfW-Research/Energy-efficient-building-and-rehabilitation/","/policy/kfw-programme-energy-efficient-rehabilitation-energieeffizient-sanieren","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","The programme provides funding for comprehensive modernisation measures (for residential buildings) for KfW Efficiency Houses (EH 55 to 115) and highly energy-efficient individual measures (including insulation of the building envelope, new windows, new heating systems). Funding is made available for investment grants (a maximum of 30% of the investment costs or €30,000 per residential unit) or low-interest loans – combined with a repayment grant of up to 27.5%.Low-interest loans with repayment grants amounting to 12.5% or grants totalling 15% of the investment costs (a maximum of €15,000 per residential unit) are available for the moderni-sation of buildings subject to heritage conservation (listed buildings) and of buildings par-ticularly worthy of preservation.
","","","","","Funds for interest rate subsidy and investment grants were provided by the national budget until 2010; in 2011 funds were provided by national budget as well as by the Energy and Climate Fund and since 2012 exclusively by the Energy and Climate Fund.","","","",""
"93502","2009","National","Germany","","Energy-related Products Act (EVPG): Ecodesign implementing measure for electric motors","Regulatory instruments","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.ebpg.bam.de/de/produktgruppen/ener11motor.htm","/policy/energy-related-products-act-evpg-ecodesign-implementing-measure-electric-motors","","The federal government has implement the EU's Ecodesign Directive (2005/32/EC) into German law by means of the Energy-using Products Act (EBPG). The Ecodesign Directive constitutes the framework for the introduction of the harmonized standards with regard to ecodesign of energy-using products in the EU. During the recast of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC), its scope was extended to all energy-relevant products.
The EU Ecodesign Directive (2005/32/EC) was transposed into German law in 2008. The Energy-using Products Act (EBPG) was replaced in 2011 through the Energy-related Products Act (EVPG). The Energy-related Products Act (EVPG) contains the national law framework for the enforcement of product-specific implementing ecodesign measures laid down by the European Commission. The act also contains provisions on market surveillance in Germany. With the implementing measure for electric motors, minimum standards with respect to the efficiency of electric motors were in several stages [2011 (in force), 2015 2017] defined.
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"93486","2009","National","Germany","","IKK/IKU - energy-efficient construction and retrofitting","Fiscal/financial incentives, Economic instruments","Buildings","","Existing buildings, Building end-uses, Building vintage, Building end-uses","","/policy/ikkiku-energy-efficient-construction-and-retrofitting","Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)","Funding for the refurbishment of non-residential municipal and community buildings and municipal companies to the standards of the type 70 or type 100 KfW Efficiency House, or the Listed Efficiency House, or for individual measures is available, and takes the form of low-interest loans that are awarded in conjunction with repayment grants covering be-tween 5.0 and 17.5% of the cost. Since October 2015, funding has also been available for the construction and acquisition of buildings (KfW efficiency house 55 and 70) that fall within these categories. For type 55 Efficiency Houses, this comes with an additional payment grant covering 5% of the cost.
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"93504","2009","National","Germany","","Energy-related Products Act (EVPG):Implementing measure for electrical appliances in private households","Regulatory instruments, Information and education","Non-residential, Buildings","","Industrial equipment, Industry end-uses","http://www.ebpg.bam.de/de/produktgruppen/index.htm","/policy/energy-related-products-act-evpgimplementing-measure-electrical-appliances-private-households",""," The Ecodesign Directive constitutes the framework for the introduction of the harmonized standards with regard to ecodesign of energy-using products in the EU. During the recast of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC), its scope was extended to all energy-relevant products.
The EU Ecodesign Directive (2005/32/EC) was transposed into German law in 2008. The Energy-using Products Act (EBPG) was replaced in 2011 through the Energy-related Products Act (EVPG). The Energy-related Products Act (EVPG) contains the national law framework for the enforcement of product-specific implementing ecodesign measures laid down by the European Commission. The act also contains provisions on market surveillance in Germany. Implementing measures in force for energy-using and energy-related equipment in private households: Simple set-top boxes (02/2010), lighting (09/2009) Televisions (07/2010), heating loop circulation pumps (01/2013), Domestic refrigerators and freezers (07/2010), Domestic Washing (12/2011), Domestic dishwasher (1